- create-special-file filename mode devnum #!optional minorprocedure
Create a special file node called FILENAME with numeric mode MODE. DEVNUM is the desired device number and is relevant for block and character devices only; a device number can be constructed with make-device-number. Device numbers created in this manner are restricted to 32 bits only.
If the optional MINOR argument is provided, then DEVNUM is taken as the major device number, and MINOR as the minor number. In this case, the resulting device number will be not be subject to the 32-bit restriction mentioned above.