Linux-Hams archive - January 1999: Re: mknod help

Re: mknod help

Richard Adams (terhi.victor@logonet.com)
Sat, 2 Jan 1999 10:49:47 +0000 (GMT)

According to terhi.victor@logonet.com: While burning my CPU.
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Could someone show me an example of how to use mknod to create device files
> for /dev/cua4 and /dev/cua5. The 'man mknod' listing does not provide an
> example and I'm not getting it.

mknod -m 666 /dev/cua4 c 5 68
mknod -m 666 /dev/cua5 c 5 69

Read the Serial-HOWTO.gz which can be found in the /usr/doc/HOWTO or howto
directory, section 3.1.1 it explanes about mknod and more importantly
explanes the use of "MAKEDEV".

>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Paul Delaney
> kb2shu.ampr.org [44.16.2.46]
> 

-- 
Regards Richard.
rubx@cbrokers.com


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