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mknod - Unix, Linux Command
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.
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-m, --mode=MODE
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set permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - umask
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-Z, --context=CONTEXT
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set security context (quoted string)
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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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:
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b
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create a block (buffered) special file
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c, u
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create a character (unbuffered) special file
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p
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create a FIFO
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AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
mknod is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
mknod programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info mknod |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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