NAME

       mknod - manual page for mknod 0.0.14

DESCRIPTION

       /build/rust-coreutils-mQkL0l/rust-coreutils-0.0.14/debian/tmp/usr/bin/mknod  0.0.14 Create
       the special file NAME of the given TYPE.

   USAGE:
              /build/rust-coreutils-mQkL0l/rust-coreutils-0.0.14/debian/tmp/usr/bin/mknod
              [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]

   ARGS:
       <NAME> name of the new file

       <TYPE> type of the new file (b, c, u or p)

       <MAJOR>
              major file type

       <MINOR>
              minor file type

   OPTIONS:
       -h, --help
              Print help information

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

       -V, --version
              Print version information

       Mandatory  arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.  -m, --mode=MODE
       set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask --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

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

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.