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1 .Dd February 2, 2015
2 .Dt MKNOD 1
3 .Os sbase
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm mknod
6 .Nd create a special device file
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl m Ar mode
10 .Ar name
11 .Cm b Ns | Ns Cm c Ns | Ns Cm u
12 .Ar major
13 .Ar minor
14 .Nm
15 .Op Fl m Ar mode
16 .Ar name
17 .Cm p
18 .Sh DESCRIPTION
19 .Nm
20 creates a special file named
21 .Ar name .
22 .Pp
23 The following special file types are supported:
24 .Bl -tag -width Ds
25 .It Cm b
26 A block device.
27 .It Cm c | u
28 A character device.
29 .It Cm p
30 A named pipe.
31 .El
32 .Pp
33 Block and character devices are created with major number
34 .Ar major ,
35 and minor number
36 .Ar minor .
37 .Sh OPTIONS
38 .Bl -tag -width Ds
39 .It Fl m
40 Set the mode of the new file based on the octal value of
41 .Ar mode .
42 .El
43 .Sh SEE ALSO
44 .Xr mknod 2
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