GNU/Linux |
Ubuntu 9.04(Jaunty Jackalope) |
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mknod(1) |
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mknod − make block or character special files
mknod [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]
Create the
special file NAME of the given TYPE.
−Z, −−context=CTX
set the SELinux security context of NAME to CTX
Mandatory
arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
−m, −−mode=MODE
set file permission bits to MODE, 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 |
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c, u |
create a character (unbuffered) special file |
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p |
create a FIFO |
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
mknod(2)
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.
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