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MKNOD(1)			      FSF			      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.

       -m, --mode=MODE
	      set permission mode (as in chmod), not 0666 - umask

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       MAJOR  MINOR  are  forbidden for TYPE p, mandatory otherwise.  TYPE may
       be:

       b      create a block (buffered) special file

       c, u   create a character (unbuffered) special file

       p      create a FIFO

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

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 mknod

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU fileutils 4.0		 November 1998			      MKNOD(1)
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