MKNOD(1L)MKNOD(1L)NAMEmknod - make special files
SYNOPSISmknod [options] filename {bcu} major minor
mknod [options] filename 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 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 successâ
fully.
FSF GNU File Utilities MKNOD(1L)