#include #include #include #include inline constexpr unsigned encoded_device(unsigned major, unsigned minor) { return (minor & 0xff) | (major << 8) | ((minor & ~0xff) << 12); } static int usage() { printf("usage: mknod \n"); return 0; } int main(int argc, char** argv) { // FIXME: When invoked with type "p", no need for major/minor numbers. // FIXME: Add some kind of option for specifying the file permissions. if (argc != 5) return usage(); const char* name = argv[1]; mode_t mode = 0666; switch (argv[2][0]) { case 'c': case 'u': mode |= S_IFCHR; break; case 'b': mode |= S_IFBLK; break; case 'p': mode |= S_IFIFO; break; default: return usage(); } int major = atoi(argv[3]); int minor = atoi(argv[4]); int rc = mknod(name, mode, encoded_device(major, minor)); if (rc < 0) { perror("mknod"); return 1; } return 0; }