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mknod - make block or character special files

Author

       Written by David MacKenzie.

Description

       Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -m, --mode=MODE
              set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask

       -Z     set the SELinux security context to default type

       --context[=CTX]
              like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX

       --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

       Your shell may have its own version of mknod,  which  usually  supersedes  the  version  described  here.
       Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.

Name

       mknod - make block or character special files

Reporting Bugs

       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

See Also

mknod(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mknod>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mknod invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.5                                  April 2025                                           MKNOD(1)

Synopsis

mknod [OPTION]... NAMETYPE [MAJORMINOR]

See Also