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diff --git a/man/mknod.1 b/man/mknod.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b20deae --- /dev/null +++ b/man/mknod.1 @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.35. +.TH MKNOD "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands" +.SH NAME +mknod \- make block or character special files +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B mknod +[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fINAME TYPE \fR[\fIMAJOR MINOR\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" Add any additional description here +.PP +Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE. +.PP +Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. +.TP +\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR +set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw \- umask +.TP +\fB\-\-help\fR +display this help and exit +.TP +\fB\-\-version\fR +output version information and exit +.PP +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: +.TP +b +create a block (buffered) special file +.TP +c, u +create a character (unbuffered) special file +.TP +p +create a FIFO +.SH AUTHOR +Written by David MacKenzie. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>. +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +.br +This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of +the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +mknod(2) +.PP +The full documentation for +.B mknod +is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the +.B info +and +.B mknod +programs are properly installed at your site, the command +.IP +.B info mknod +.PP +should give you access to the complete manual. |