MKNOD(1)			User Commands			     MKNOD(1)



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.

       Mandatory  arguments  to	 long options are mandatory for short options
       too.

       -Z, --context=CONTEXT
	      set security context (quoted string)

       -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

       Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b, c,  or  u,  and
       they must be omitted when TYPE is p.  If MAJOR or MINOR begins with 0x
       or 0X, it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins	 with
       0, as octal; otherwise, as decimal.  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 (C) 2004 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 PARTICU-
       LAR 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 coreutils mknod

       should give you access to the complete manual.



mknod (coreutils) 5.2.1		  March 2004			     MKNOD(1)

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