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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
<refentry id="function.posix-mknod">
<refnamediv>
<refname>posix_mknod</refname>
<refpurpose>
Create a special or ordinary file (POSIX.1)
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>posix_mknod</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pathname</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>major</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>minor</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>posix_mknod</function> creates a special or ordinary file.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>pathname</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The file to create
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This parameter is constructed by a bitwise OR between file type (one of
the following constants: <constant>POSIX_S_IFREG</constant>,
<constant>POSIX_S_IFCHR</constant>, <constant>POSIX_S_IFBLK</constant>,
<constant>POSIX_S_IFIFO</constant> or
<constant>POSIX_S_IFSOCK</constant>) and permissions.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>major</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The major device kernel identifier (required to pass when you're using
<constant>S_IFCHR</constant> or <constant>S_IFBLK</constant>).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>minor</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The minor device kernel identifier (defaults to 0).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
&return.success;
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>A <function>posix_mknod</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$file = '/tmp/tmpfile'; // file name
$type = POSIX_S_IFBLK; // file type
$permissions = 0777; // octal
$major = 1;
$minor = 8; // /dev/random
if (!posix_mknod($file, $type | $permissions, $major, $minor)) {
die('Error ' . posix_get_last_error() . ': ' . posix_strerror(posix_get_last_error()));
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>posix_mkfifo</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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