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33.\" $FreeBSD: head/lib/libc/sys/mknod.2 108028 2002-12-18 09:22:32Z ru $
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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt MKNOD 2
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm mknod
40.Nd make a special file node
41.Sh LIBRARY

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56indicates a block or character special file,
57.Fa dev
58is a configuration dependent specification denoting a particular device
59on the system.
60Otherwise,
61.Fa dev
62is ignored.
63.Pp
34.\"
35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt MKNOD 2
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm mknod
40.Nd make a special file node
41.Sh LIBRARY

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56indicates a block or character special file,
57.Fa dev
58is a configuration dependent specification denoting a particular device
59on the system.
60Otherwise,
61.Fa dev
62is ignored.
63.Pp
64.Fn Mknod
64The
65.Fn mknod
66system call
65requires super-user privileges.
66.Sh RETURN VALUES
67.Rv -std mknod
68.Sh ERRORS
67requires super-user privileges.
68.Sh RETURN VALUES
69.Rv -std mknod
70.Sh ERRORS
69.Fn Mknod
71The
72.Fn mknod
73system call
70will fail and the file will be not created if:
71.Bl -tag -width Er
72.It Bq Er ENOTDIR
73A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
74.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
75A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters,
76or an entire path name exceeded 1023 characters.
77.It Bq Er ENOENT

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113is not supported.
114.El
115.Sh SEE ALSO
116.Xr chmod 2 ,
117.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
118.Xr stat 2 ,
119.Xr umask 2
120.Sh HISTORY
74will fail and the file will be not created if:
75.Bl -tag -width Er
76.It Bq Er ENOTDIR
77A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
78.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
79A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters,
80or an entire path name exceeded 1023 characters.
81.It Bq Er ENOENT

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117is not supported.
118.El
119.Sh SEE ALSO
120.Xr chmod 2 ,
121.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
122.Xr stat 2 ,
123.Xr umask 2
124.Sh HISTORY
121A
125The
122.Fn mknod
126.Fn mknod
123function call appeared in
127function appeared in
124.At v6 .
128.At v6 .