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[[Category:Linux shell commands]] Techniques: Linux: mknod

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 � 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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 coreutils mknod should give you access to the complete manual. Template:editing

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