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mknod

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functionUnixnot WASI
  • mknod(path, mode=0o600, device=0, *, dir_fd=None)
Create a node in the file system.

Create a node in the file system (file, device special file or named
pipe) at path.  mode specifies both the permissions to use and the
type of node to be created, being combined (bitwise OR) with one of
S_IFREG, S_IFCHR, S_IFBLK, and S_IFIFO.  If S_IFCHR or S_IFBLK is set
on mode, device defines the newly created device special file (probably
using os.makedev()).  Otherwise device is ignored.

If dir_fd is not None, it should be a file descriptor open to
a directory, and path should be relative; path will then be relative
to that directory.
dir_fd may not be implemented on your platform.  If it is unavailable,
using it will raise a NotImplementedError.
Changed in 3.3, 3.6
  • 3.3: Added the dir_fd parameter.
  • 3.6: Accepts a path-like object.
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