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.TH MKNOD "1" "April 2001" "mknod (fileutils) 4.1" FSF
.SH NAME
mknod \- make block or character special files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mknod
[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fINAME TYPE \fR[\fIMAJOR MINOR\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
set permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - umask
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
MAJOR MINOR are forbidden for TYPE p, mandatory otherwise.  TYPE may be:
.TP
b
create a block (buffered) special file
.TP
c, u
create a character (unbuffered) special file
.TP
p
create a FIFO
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B mknod
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B mknod
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info mknod
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.