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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2002-12-14 13:27:53 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2002-12-14 13:27:53 +0000
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(mknod invocation): Specify how major and minor mode numbers are interpreted.
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@@ -7192,6 +7192,9 @@ for a character special file
When making a block or character special file, the major and minor
device numbers must be given after the file type.
+If a major or minor device number begins with @samp{0x} or @samp{0X},
+it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with @samp{0},
+as octal; otherwise, as decimal.
The program accepts the following option. Also see @ref{Common options}.