mknod - make special files
mknod
[options] filename {bcu} major minor
mknod [options] filename p
Options:
[-m mode] [--mode=mode] [--help] [--version]
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This manual page documents the GNU version of mknod. mknod creates a FIFO, character special file, or block special file with the given file name. By default, the mode of created files is 0666 minus the bits set in the umask.
The argument
after filename specifies the type of file to make:
p for a FIFO
b for a block (buffered) special file
c or u for a character (unbuffered) special file
When making a block or character special file, the major and minor device numbers must be given after the file type.
OPTIONS
-m, --mode mode
Set the mode of created files to mode, which is symbolic as in chmod and uses the default mode as the point of departure.
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--help |
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully. |
--version
Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.