man/cat1/mknod.1.txt

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)