HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 1M System Administration Commands A-M (vol 3)

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mksf(1M) mksf(1M)
mksf -C printer -I 2 /dev/printer
Make a special file, using the default naming convention, for the tape device at hardware path 8.4.1. The
driver-specific options specify 1600 bits per inch and no rewind on close.
mksf -C tape -H 8.4.1 -b D1600 -n
Make a persistent special file, using the default naming convention, for the disk device with instance
number 7. The driver-specific options specify the character device file.
mksf -r -d esdisk -I 7
Make a pass through device special file, using the default naming convention, for the disk device with
instance number 17 (/dev/pt/pt_disk17
).
mksf -P -C disk -I 17
Make a pass through device special file named
/dev/pt/pt111 for the controller with instance number
4.
mksf -d esctl -I 4 -v /dev/pt/pt111
Make a persistent special file, using the default naming convention, for the interface driver c8xx
with
instance number 6 (
/dev/c8xx6 ).
mksf -d c8xx -I 6
WARNINGS
Many commands and subsystems assume their device files are in /dev; therefore, the use of the
-D option
is discouraged.
AUTHOR
mksf was developed by HP.
FILES
/dev/config I/O system special file
/etc/mtconfig Tape driver property table database
SEE ALSO
mkdir(1), insf(1M), ioscan(1M), kcmodule(1M), lsdev(1M), mknod(1M), rmsf(1M), mknod(2), ioconfig(4),
mknod(5), intro(7), mt(7).
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