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      1 .Dd February 2, 2015
      2 .Dt MKNOD 1
      3 .Os ubase
      4 .Sh NAME
      5 .Nm mknod
      6 .Nd create a special device file
      7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
      8 .Nm
      9 .Op Fl m Ar mode
     10 .Ar name
     11 .Ar type
     12 .Ar major
     13 .Ar minor
     14 .Sh DESCRIPTION
     15 .Nm
     16 creates a special device file named
     17 .Ar name
     18 with major number
     19 .Ar major ,
     20 and minor number
     21 .Ar minor .
     22 .Ar type
     23 specifies what kind of special file will be created and must be one of:
     24 .Bl -tag -width Ds
     25 .It Ar u | c
     26 A character device.
     27 .It Ar b
     28 A block device.
     29 .El
     30 .Sh OPTIONS
     31 .Bl -tag -width Ds
     32 .It Fl m
     33 Set the mode of the new file based on the octal value of
     34 .Ar mode .
     35 .El
     36 .Sh SEE ALSO
     37 .Xr mknod 2