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Old 02-06-2012, 09:17 PM   #1
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sbin

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/sbin/mknod /tmp/exp_pipe1 p
hi,

just want to understand the above code.

sbin are normally for system maintanace or administrative task. So when someone do the above script, what does it mean?
 
Old 02-06-2012, 10:10 PM   #2
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Sure smells like homework to me.

Look at 'man mknod'.

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