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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:52:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Shishir Ramam <sramam@cstp.umkc.edu>
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Subject: Re: a question about mknod...
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On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Shishir Ramam wrote:

> Does deleting the file in "/dev/", created by "mknod", suffice
> to undo it's effects?  Specifically. i am trying to reinstall the
> device, and hence the question. 

I guess -- mknod just creates files and rm deletes them.

Doug White                               
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