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 permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - 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

AUTHOR
    Written by David MacKenzie.

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

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

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.