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1 .Dd February 2, 2015 | |
2 .Dt MKNOD 1 | |
3 .Os ubase | |
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 .Ar type | |
12 .Ar major | |
13 .Ar minor | |
14 .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
15 .Nm | |
16 creates a special device file named | |
17 .Ar name | |
18 with major number | |
19 .Ar major , | |
20 and minor number | |
21 .Ar minor . | |
22 .Ar type | |
23 specifies what kind of special file will be created and must be one of: | |
24 .Bl -tag -width Ds | |
25 .It Ar u | c | |
26 A character device. | |
27 .It Ar b | |
28 A block device. | |
29 .El | |
30 .Sh OPTIONS | |
31 .Bl -tag -width Ds | |
32 .It Fl m | |
33 Set the mode of the new file based on the octal value of | |
34 .Ar mode . | |
35 .El | |
36 .Sh SEE ALSO | |
37 .Xr mknod 2 |