MKNOD(VIII) 2/11/75 MKNOD(VIII) NAME mknod - build special file SYNOPSIS /etc/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor DESCRIPTION Mknod makes a directory entry and corresponding i-node for 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 num- ber). The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system. They have to be dug out of the system source file conf.c. SEE ALSO mknod(II) BUGS - 1 -