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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