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1.1     ! root        1: .TH MKNOD 8  "4 February 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: mknod \- build special file
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B /etc/mknod
        !             7: name
        !             8: [
        !             9: .B c
        !            10: ] [
        !            11: .B b
        !            12: ]
        !            13: major
        !            14: minor
        !            15: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            16: .I Mknod
        !            17: makes a special file.
        !            18: The first argument is the
        !            19: .I name
        !            20: of the entry.
        !            21: The second is
        !            22: .B b
        !            23: if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
        !            24: .B c
        !            25: if it is character-type (other devices).
        !            26: The last two arguments are
        !            27: numbers specifying the
        !            28: .I major
        !            29: device type
        !            30: and the
        !            31: .I minor
        !            32: device (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
        !            35: They have to be dug out of the
        !            36: system source file
        !            37: .I conf.c.
        !            38: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            39: mknod(2)

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