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MKNOD(1)			  User Commands 			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.

     Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

     -m, --mode=MODE
	    set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask

     -Z     set the SELinux security context to default type

     --context[=CTX]
	    like  -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK secu-
	    rity context to CTX

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --version
	    output version information and exit

     Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b, c, or  u,  and  they
     must be omitted when TYPE is p.  If MAJOR or MINOR begins with 0x or 0X, it
     is  interpreted  as  hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal;
     otherwise, as decimal.  TYPE may be:

     b	    create a block (buffered) special file

     c, u   create a character (unbuffered) special file

     p	    create a FIFO

     Your shell may have its own version of mknod, which usually supersedes  the
     version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation for de-
     tails about the options it supports.

AUTHOR
     Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
     version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute  it.   There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     mknod(2)

     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mknod>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mknod invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 			MKNOD(1)

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