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MKNOD
!!!MKNOD
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO
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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.


__-m__, __--mode__=''MODE''


set permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw -
umask


__--help__


display this help and exit


__--version__


output version information and exit


MAJOR MINOR are forbidden for TYPE p, mandatory otherwise.
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 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
!!SEE ALSO


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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