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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       -Z, --context=CONTEXT
18              set security context (quoted string)
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20       -m, --mode=MODE
21              set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask
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23       --help display this help and exit
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25       --version
26              output version information and exit
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28       Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b,  c,  or  u,  and
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30       or 0X, it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it  begins  with
31       0, as octal; otherwise, as decimal.  TYPE may be:
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33       b      create a block (buffered) special file
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AUTHOR

40       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

43       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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46       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
47       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute copies of it under the
48       terms      of      the      GNU      General       Public       License
49       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is NO WARRANTY, to the
50       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

53       mknod(2)
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55       The full documentation for mknod is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
56       the  info  and  mknod programs are properly installed at your site, the
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65GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2007                          MKNOD(1)
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