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2 .TH MKNOD "1" "October 2003" "mknod (coreutils) 5.0" FSF
4 mknod \- make block or character special files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fINAME TYPE \fR[\fIMAJOR MINOR\fR]
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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 permission mode (as in chmod), 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 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
44 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
45 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
47 The full documentation for
49 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
53 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
57 should give you access to the complete manual.