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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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