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NAME

6       mknod - make block or character special files
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SYNOPSIS

9       mknod [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17       -m, --mode=MODE
18              set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask
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20       -Z     set the SELinux security context to default type
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22       --context[=CTX]
23              like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the  SELinux  or  SMACK
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26       --help display this help and exit
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29              output version information and exit
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31       Both  MAJOR  and  MINOR  must be specified when TYPE is b, c, or u, and
32       they must be omitted when TYPE is p.  If MAJOR or MINOR begins with  0x
33       or  0X,  it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with
34       0, as octal; otherwise, as decimal.  TYPE may be:
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36       b      create a block (buffered) special file
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40       p      create a FIFO
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42       NOTE: your shell may have its  own  version  of  mknod,  which  usually
43       supersedes  the  version  described here.  Please refer to your shell's
44       documentation for details about the options it supports.
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46       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
47       Report mknod translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

50       Written by David MacKenzie.
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53       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
54       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
55       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
56       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

59       mknod(2)
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61       The full documentation for mknod is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
62       the info and mknod programs are properly installed at  your  site,  the
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65              info coreutils 'mknod invocation'
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71GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                         MKNOD(1)
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