mknod

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

Create a special file (block, character, or pipe).

Options:

			-m	Create the special file using the specified mode (default a=rw)
		

TYPE may be:

			b	Make a block (buffered) device
			c or u	Make a character (un-buffered) device
			p	Make a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes
		

Example:

			$ mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0 
			$ mknod -m 644 /tmp/pipe p