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Command: mknod | Section: 8 | Source: UNIX v10 | File: mknod.8
MKNOD(8) System Manager's Manual MKNOD(8)
NAME
mknod - construct special file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor
DESCRIPTION
Mknod makes a special file. The first argument is the name of the en-
try. The second is b to make a file for a block device, c to make a
character device. The last two arguments are numbers specifying the
major device type and the minor device (e.g. unit, drive, or line num-
ber).
Minor devices are specific to each device driver; see the writeups in
Section 4. The assignment of major device numbers varies with the im-
plementation. Here are some conventional ones in the system used on
VAXes:
Block devices
0 MASSBUS SMD disk
1 block TE16 tape, mt(4)
2 UNIBUS SMD disk
3 VAX 8550 console disk
7 MSCP disk, ra(4)
8 block TU78 tape, mt(4)
10 block TMSCP tape, mt(4)
Character devices
0 console terminal, console(4)
1 DZ11 serial interface
2 VAX-11/750 console tape
3 memory, null device, mem, null(4)
4 raw MASSBUS SMD disk
5 TE16 tape, mt(4)
7 interleaved swap devices, drum(4)
8 VAX-11/780 console floppy
12 raw VAX 8550 console disk
13 raw UNIBUS SMD disk
14 DEBNA Ethernet controller, ethernet(4)
17 DR11-C Datakit interface, dk(4)
22 TU78 tape, mt(4)
26 KMC11-B control interface, kmc(4)
28 raw MSCP disk, ra(4)
31 KMC11-B protocol-support Datakit interface, dk(4)
40 file descriptor device, fd(4)
42 IP protocol endpoints
43 TCP protocol endpoints
44 Interlan NI1010A Ethernet controller, ethernet(4)
50 UDP protocol endpoints
57 DHV11 serial line controller
58 DEQNA Ethernet controller, ethernet(4)
59 TMSCP tape, mt(4)
SEE ALSO
mknod(2)
MKNOD(8)