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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.

       -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

       c, u   create a character (unbuffered) special file

       p      create a FIFO

 

AUTHOR


       Written by David MacKenzie.

 

REPORTING BUGS


       Report bugs to .

 

COPYRIGHT


       Copyright  (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later 
       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

 

SEE ALSO


       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.



GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008                         MKNOD(1)