NAME
mknod - make a directory or a special file
SYNOPSIS
(mknod = 14.; not in assembler)
sys mknod; name; mode; addr
mknod(name, mode, addr)
char *name;
DESCRIPTION
Mknod creates a new file whose name is the null-terminated
string pointed to by name. The mode of the new file
(including directory and special file bits) is initialized
from mode. The first physical address of the file is ini-
tialized from addr. Note that in the case of a directory,
addr should be zero. In the case of a special file, addr
specifies which special file.
Mknod may be invoked only by the super-user.
SEE ALSO
mkdir (I), mknod (VIII), fs (V)
DIAGNOSTICS
Error bit (c-bit) is set if the file already exists or if
the user is not the super-user. From C, a -1 value indi-
cates an error.
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