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2 .TH MKNOD "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
4 mknod \- make block or character special files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fINAME TYPE \fR[\fIMAJOR MINOR\fR]
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.
13 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
15 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
16 set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw \- umask
19 display this help and exit
22 output version information and exit
24 Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b, c, or u, and they
25 must be omitted when TYPE is p. If MAJOR or MINOR begins with 0x or 0X,
26 it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal;
27 otherwise, as decimal. TYPE may be:
30 create a block (buffered) special file
33 create a character (unbuffered) special file
38 Written by David MacKenzie.
40 Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
42 Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
44 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
45 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
46 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
50 The full documentation for
52 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
56 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
60 should give you access to the complete manual.