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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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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
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36       b      create a block (buffered) special file
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42       NOTE: your shell may have its own version of mknod, which  usually  su‐
43       persedes the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's doc‐
44       umentation for details about the options it supports.
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AUTHOR

47       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

50       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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54       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
55       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
56       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
57       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

60       mknod(2)
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62       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mknod>
63       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mknod invocation'
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