.TH MKNOD 8

.SH NAME

mknod \- create a special file

.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBmknod \fIfile\fR [\fBb\fR] [\fBc\fR] \fImajor \fIminor\fR

.br

\fBmknod \fIfile\fR \fBp\fR\fR

.br

.de FL

.TP

\\fB\\$1\\fR

\\$2

..

.de EX

.TP 20

\\fB\\$1\\fR

# \\$2

..

.SH EXAMPLES

.EX "mknod /dev/plotter c 7 0" "Create special file for a plotter"

.EX "mknod /dev/fd3 b 2 3" "Create a device for diskette drive 3"

.EX "mknod /tmp/stream p" "Create a named pipe"

.SH DESCRIPTION

.PP

.I Mknod

creates a special file named

.I 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.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.BR mkfifo (1),

.BR mknod (2).