mknod

linux

Create block or character device special files.

Options (1)

-Z, --contextboolean

Create a device file with default SELinux security context

Example: sudo mknod {{[-Z|--context]}} {{path/to/device_file}} {{type}} {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}

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|--context] path/to/device_file type major_device_number minor_device_number