How To Install Mknod In Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

How To Install Mknod In Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

mknod

Create block or character device special files.

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Maintainer: Michael Stone
Email: [email protected] .
Website: https://gnu.org/software/coreutils
Section: utils

Install mknod

  • Debian apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add coreutils Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S coreutils Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • CentOS yum install coreutils Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install coreutils Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • macOS brew install coreutils Click to copy

Create block or character device special files.

How to use mknod?

Below are few example commands for mknod that you can use in the terminal.

Create a block device:
sudo mknod path/to/device_file b major_device_number minor_device_numberClick to copyCreate a character device:
sudo mknod path/to/device_file c major_device_number minor_device_numberClick to copyCreate a FIFO (queue) device:
sudo mknod path/to/device_file pClick to copyCreate a device file with default SELinux security context:
sudo mknod -Z path/to/device_file type major_device_number minor_device_numberClick to copy
Installing mknod command is simple. just copy one of the above commands for your operating system and paste it into terminal. This command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS operating systems. Once you run the command it will install the latest version of mknod 2026 package in your OS.