minix man page for mknod

MKNOD(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  MKNOD(8)

NAME
       mknod - create a special file

SYNOPSIS
       mknod file [b] [c] major minor
       mknod file p

EXAMPLES
       mknod /dev/plotter c 7 0
			   # Create special file for a plotter

       mknod /dev/fd3 b 2 3
			   # Create a device for diskette drive 3

       mknod /tmp/stream p # Create a named pipe

DESCRIPTION
       Mknod  creates  a  special file named file , with the indicated major and minor device numbers.	The second argument specifies a block spe-
       cial, a character special, or a named pipe.  Named pipes do not have device numbers so they are omitted.

SEE ALSO
       mkfifo(1), mknod(2).

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