SYNOPSIS
mknod [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]
DESCRIPTION
Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
short options too.
-m, --mode=MODE
set permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - umask
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b, c,
or u, and they must be omitted when TYPE is p. If MAJOR
or MINOR begins with 0x or 0X, it is interpreted as hex
adecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal; other
wise, as decimal. TYPE may be:
b create a block (buffered) special file
c, u create a character (unbuffered) special file
p create a FIFO
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for mknod is maintained as a Tex
info manual. If the info and mknod programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
info mknod
should give you access to the complete manual.
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