mknod system call

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf system call
gptkbp:canCreate block device
character device
named pipe
gptkbp:compatibleWith regular file creation
gptkbp:definedIn unistd.h
gptkbp:errorIndicatedBy errno
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mknod system call
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Version_6_Unix
gptkbp:privileges superuser (root) for device files
gptkbp:purpose create special or ordinary files
gptkbp:relatedTo mkfifo system call
mknodat system call
gptkbp:replacedBy mknodat system call
gptkbp:requires filename
file type
major device number
minor device number
gptkbp:result -1 on error
0 on success
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:POSIX
gptkb:Unix
gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GNU_mknod
gptkb:mkfifo_command_(Unix)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7