3 mknod \- create a special file
5 \fBmknod \fIfile\fR [\fBb\fR] [\fBc\fR] \fImajor \fIminor\fR
7 \fBmknod \fIfile\fR \fBp\fR\fR
20 .EX "mknod /dev/plotter c 7 0" "Create special file for a plotter"
21 .EX "mknod /dev/fd3 b 2 3" "Create a device for diskette drive 3"
22 .EX "mknod /tmp/stream p" "Create a named pipe"
26 creates a special file named
28 with the indicated major and minor device numbers.
29 The second argument specifies a block special, a character special, or a
30 named pipe. Named pipes do not have device numbers so they are omitted.