Question: How do you create special files like named pipes and device files?Answer: The system call mknod creates special files in the following sequence.1. kernel assigns new inode, 2. sets the file type to indicate that the file is a pipe, directory or special file, 3. If it is a device file, it makes the other entries like major, minor device numbers. For example: If the device is a disk, major device number refers to the disk controller and minor device number is the disk. |
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