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What does c in the file permission list mean?

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I can't find the man page which explains this exactly. 'c' is character special.
"man mknod" might help.

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       b      create a block (buffered) special file

       c, u   create a character (unbuffered) special file

       p      create a FIFO

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The man page for ls explains this.
ls man page for Solaris, HP-UX, BSD.

Please go through the man pages/FAQs before asking questions on the forums. Enough said.

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