MKNOD(1) MKNOD(1) (NAME) mknod - (SYNOPSIS) mknod []... [ ] (DESCRIPTION) . . -m, --mode= a=rw - umask -Z SELinux --context[=CTX] -Z CTX SELinux SMACK CTX --help --version (MAJOR) (MINOR) b c u p . 0x 0X 0 (octal) . : b (block) c, u (character) p FIFO ( ) mknod . . (AUTHOR) David MacKenzie. (REPORTING BUGS) : bug-coreutils@gnu.org GNU coreutils: : (COPYRIGHT) (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GPLv3+: GPL . : . . (SEE ALSO) mknod(2) : : info '(coreutils) mknod invocation' GNU coreutils 9.11 MKNOD(1)