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<TITLE>mknod(8)</TITLE>
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<H1>mknod(8)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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mknod - create a special file
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>mknod</STRONG> <EM>file</EM> [<STRONG>b</STRONG>] [<STRONG>c</STRONG>] <EM>major</EM> <EM>minor</EM>
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<STRONG>mknod</STRONG> <EM>file</EM> <STRONG>p</STRONG>
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>mknod</STRONG> <STRONG>/dev/plotter</STRONG> <STRONG>c</STRONG> <STRONG>7</STRONG> <STRONG>0</STRONG>
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# Create special file for a plotter
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<STRONG>mknod</STRONG> <STRONG>/dev/fd3</STRONG> <STRONG>b</STRONG> <STRONG>2</STRONG> <STRONG>3</STRONG>
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# Create a device for diskette drive 3
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<STRONG>mknod</STRONG> <STRONG>/tmp/stream</STRONG> <STRONG>p</STRONG> # Create a named pipe
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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<EM>Mknod</EM> creates a special file named <EM>file</EM> , with the indicated major and
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minor device numbers. The second argument specifies a block special, a
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character special, or a named pipe. Named pipes do not have device
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numbers so they are omitted.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/mkfifo.1.html">mkfifo(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/mknod.2.html">mknod(2)</A></STRONG>.
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