From 4cbb38584e8a359cdfe151c1bae56bb9bbd50c1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cass S Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 07:22:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] mknod: add page (#2445) --- pages/linux/mknod.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/linux/mknod.md diff --git a/pages/linux/mknod.md b/pages/linux/mknod.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..53e90446e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/mknod.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# mknod + +> Create block or character device special files. + +- Create a block device: + +`sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} b {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}` + +- Create a character device: + +`sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} c {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}` + +- Create a FIFO (queue) device: + +`sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} p` + +- Create a device file with default SELinux security context: + +`sudo mknod -Z {{path/to/device_file}} {{type}} {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}`