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.TH MKNOD 1 "November 1998" "GNU fileutils 4.0" "FSF"
.SH NAME
mknod \- make block or character special files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mknod
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI NAME TYPE \fR[\fIMAJOR MINOR\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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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 0666 - 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 "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
.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.