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MKNOD(8) Minix Programmer'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 special, 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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