MKNOD
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NAME
mknod - make special files
SYNOPSIS
mknod
[options] path {bcu} major minor
mknod
[options] path p
Options:
[-m mode] [--mode=mode] [--help] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page
documents the GNU version of
mknod.
mknod
creates a FIFO, character special file, or block special file
with the given pathname. By default, the mode of
created files is 0666 minus the bits set in the umask.
The argument after the path 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.
- --help
-
Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero status.
- --version
-
Print version information on standard error then exit.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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