Linux mknod Command

What is Linux mknod Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mknod command in Linux. mknod command is mknod - make block or character special files.

mknod Syntax#

mknod [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]

mknod Examples#

mknod Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mknod command. mknod command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mknod command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mknod

To open info page for mknod command we can use command below.

info mknod

To open help page from mknod command we can run command below.

mknod --help

Linux mknod Command Source Code#

You can find mknod command source code from the folowing repositories:

• mknod source code on GitHub
• mknod source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• mknod source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mknod in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.