MKNOD
Section: FSF (1)
Updated: July 2000
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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.
- -s, --sid=SID
-
set SID
- -c, --context=CONTEXT
-
set security context (quoted string)
- -m, --mode=MODE
-
set permission mode (as in chmod), not 0666 - umask
- --help
-
display this help and exit
- --version
-
output version information and exit
MAJOR MINOR are forbidden for TYPE p, mandatory otherwise. TYPE may be:
- b
-
create a block (buffered) special file
- c, u
-
create a character (unbuffered) special file
- p
-
create a FIFO
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for
mknod
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
mknod
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info mknod
should give you access to the complete manual.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- REPORTING BUGS
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- SEE ALSO
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