From 35ffb9714dec007318e8640edd5e8fac76cb6156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:27:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (mknod invocation): Specify how major and minor mode numbers
 are interpreted.

---
 doc/coreutils.texi | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 7eb30d2db0..f2857f490c 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7192,6 +7192,9 @@ for a character special file
 
 When making a block or character special file, the major and minor
 device numbers must be given after the file type.
+If a major or minor device number begins with @samp{0x} or @samp{0X},
+it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with @samp{0},
+as octal; otherwise, as decimal.
 
 The program accepts the following option.  Also see @ref{Common options}.
 
-- 
2.47.2