NAME
	  mknod	- Creates a special file

     SYNOPSIS
	  mknod	special_file [ b major_device# minor_device# |	c
	  major_device#	minor_device#]

	  mknod	filename p


     FLAGS
	  b	    Indicates that the special file corresponds	to a
		    block-oriented device (disk	or tape)

	  c	    Indicates that the special file corresponds	to a
		    character-oriented device

	  p	    Creates named pipes	(FIFOs)


     DESCRIPTION
	  The mknod command makes a directory entry.  The first	argu-
	  ment is the name of the special device file.	Select a name
	  that is descriptive of the device.

	  The mknod command has	two forms.  In the first form, the
	  second argument is the b or c	flag.  The last	two arguments
	  are numbers specifying the major_device, which helps the
	  operating system find	the device driver code,	and the
	  minor_device,	the unit drive,	or line	number,	which may be
	  either decimal or octal.

	  The assignment of major device numbers is specific to	each
	  system.  You can determine the device	numbers	by examining
	  the conf.c system source file.  If you change	the contents
	  of the conf.c	file to	add a device driver, you must rebuild
	  the kernel.

	  In the second	form of	mknod, you use the p flag to create
	  named	pipes (FIFOs).

	  Only the superuser can create	a character or device special
	  file.

     EXAMPLES
	   1.  To create the special file for a	new drive, /dev/ra2,
	       with a major device number of 1 and a minor device
	       number of 2, enter:

	       mknod /dev/ra2 b	 1  2

	       This command creates the	special	file, /dev/ra2,	which
	       is a block special file with major device number	1 and
	       minor device number 2.

	   2.  To create a named pipe, enter:

	       mknod pipe p

	       This command creates the	FIFO called pipe in your
	       current directory.


     FILES
	  /usr/sbin/mknod
		    Specifies the command path

	  conf.c    Specifies the system device	numbers	specification
		    file