MKNOD(1)
NAME
mknod - make special files
SYNOPSIS
mknod [options] filename {bcu} major minor
mknod [options] filename p
Options:
[-m mode] [--mode=mode] [--help] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
This documentation is no longer being maintained and may
be inaccurate or incomplete. The Texinfo documentation is
now the authoritative source.
This manual page documents the GNU version of mknod.
mknod creates a FIFO, character special file, or block
special file with the given file name. By default, the
mode of created files is 0666 minus the bits set in the
umask.
The argument after filename 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 on standard output and exit
successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then
exit successfully.