man/cat1/mknod.1.txt
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MKNOD(1) User Commands MKNOD(1)
NAME mknod - make block or character special files 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 hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal; otherwise, 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 (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying condi- tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL- ITY 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 prop- erly installed at your site, the command info mknod should give you access to the complete manual. mknod 5.3.0 November 2004 MKNOD(1) |