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diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml index b274411b..10758781 100755 --- a/src/generator.ml +++ b/src/generator.ml @@ -2989,6 +2989,14 @@ constants. C<devmajor> and C<devminor> are the device major and minor numbers, only used when creating block and character special devices. +Note that, just like L<mknod(2)>, the mode must be bitwise +OR'd with S_IFBLK, S_IFCHR, S_IFIFO or S_IFSOCK (otherwise this call +just creates a regular file). These constants are +available in the standard Linux header files, or you can use +C<guestfs_mknod_b>, C<guestfs_mknod_c> or C<guestfs_mkfifo> +which are wrappers around this command which bitwise OR +in the appropriate constant for you. + The mode actually set is affected by the umask."); ("mkfifo", (RErr, [Int "mode"; Pathname "path"]), 134, [Optional "mknod"], |