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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