diff --git a/man2/mknod.2 b/man2/mknod.2 index 77d1fd203..8f715f43b 100644 --- a/man2/mknod.2 +++ b/man2/mknod.2 @@ -269,14 +269,18 @@ for this purpose; one should use .BR mkfifo (3), a function especially defined for this purpose. -Under Linux, this call cannot be used to create directories. +Under Linux, +.BR mknod () +cannot be used to create directories. One should make directories with .BR mkdir (2). .\" and one should make UNIX domain sockets with socket(2) and bind(2). There are many infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS. Some of these affect -.BR mknod (). +.BR mknod () +and +.BR mknodat (2). .SH SEE ALSO .BR chmod (2), .BR chown (2),