mknod
Create block or character device special files. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mknod.
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Create a block device:
sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} b {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}
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Create a character device:
sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} c {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}
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Create a FIFO (queue) device:
sudo mknod {{path/to/device_file}} p
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Create a device file with default SELinux security context:
sudo mknod -Z {{path/to/device_file}} {{type}} {{major_device_number}} {{minor_device_number}}
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