mknod(1M)
NAME
mknod - make a special file
SYNOPSIS
mknod name b major minor
mknod name c major minor
mknod name p
DESCRIPTION
mknod makes a directory entry for a special file.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
b Create a block-type special file.
c Create a character-type special file.
p Create a FIFO (named pipe).
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
major The major device number.
minor The minor device number; can be either decimal or
octal. The assignment of major device numbers is
specific to each system. You must be the super-user to
use this form of the command.
name A special file to be created.
USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of
mknod when encountering files greater than or equal to 2
Gbyte ( 2**31 bytes).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
ftp(1), in.ftpd(1M), mknod(2), symlink(2), attributes(5),
largefile(5)
NOTES
If mknod(2) is used to create a device, the major and minor
device numbers are always interpreted by the kernel running
on that machine.
With the advent of physical device naming, it would be
preferable to create a symbolic link to the physical name of
the device (in the /devices subtree) rather than using
mknod.
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