make block or character special files NAME mknod - make block or character special files SYNOPSIS mknod [ OPTION ]... NAME TYPE [ MAJOR MI...create a special or ordinary file NAME mknod, mknodat - create a special or ordinary file LIBRARY Standard C library ( libc , -lc ) SY...create a special or ordinary file NAME mknod, mknodat - create a special or ordinary file LIBRARY Standard C library ( libc , -lc ) SY......rs to the third DOS "primary" partition on the second one. They are typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/hda b 3 0 mknod -m 660 /dev/hda1 b 3 1 mknod -m 660 /dev/hda2 b 3 2 .…...[0-3] are character devices for the serial terminal lines. They are typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/ttyS0 c 4 64 # base address 0x3f8 mknod -m 660 /dev/ttyS1 c 4 65 # ba…...ss is not allowed but accessing memory-mapped PCI regions is. It is typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/mem c 1 1 chown root:kmem /dev/mem The file /dev/kmem is the same as …...ss is not allowed but accessing memory-mapped PCI regions is. It is typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/mem c 1 1 chown root:kmem /dev/mem The file /dev/kmem is the same as …...ss is not allowed but accessing memory-mapped PCI regions is. It is typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/mem c 1 1 chown root:kmem /dev/mem The file /dev/kmem is the same as …...s return bytes containing zero ('\0' characters). These devices are typically created by: mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3 mknod -m 666 /dev/zero c 1 5 chown root:root /dev/null /de…...s return bytes containing zero ('\0' characters). These devices are typically created by: mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3 mknod -m 666 /dev/zero c 1 5 chown root:root /dev/null /de…...device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode. It is typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1 chown root:disk /dev/ram FILES /dev/ram SEE ALSO chown (1), …...s) and copyright conditions. Note that these can be different from page to page! SEE ALSO mknod (1), mknod (2), standards (7)...m does not have /dev/full created already, it can be created with the following commands: mknod -m 666 /dev/full c 1 7 chown root:root /dev/full DESCRIPTION The file /dev/full h…...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...e to produce a device ID, returned as the function result. This device ID can be given to mknod (2), for example. The major () and minor () functions perform the converse task: …...es for the first eight virtual consoles may be created by: for x in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; do mknod -m 644 /dev/vcs$x c 7 $x; mknod -m 644 /dev/vcsa$x c 7 $[$x+128]; done chown root…