MKNOD(8)                             BSD                              MKNOD(8)



NAME
     mknod - build special file

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor

DESCRIPTION
     mknod makes a special file.  The first argument is the name of the entry.
     The second is b if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or c if
     it is character-type (other devices).  The last two arguments are numbers
     specifying the major device type and the minor device (e.g. unit, drive,
     or line number).

     The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.  They
     have to be dug out of the system source file conf.c.

     mknodx is a variation of mknod.  This command is used by Apollo system
     administrators, and should not be deleted.

SEE ALSO
     mknod(2), makedev(8)