diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/mknod.md b/src/uu/mknod/mknod.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78da97025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/mknod.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# mknod
+
+```
+mknod [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]
+```
+
+Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.
+
+## After Help
+
+Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
+`-m`, `--mode=MODE`    set file permission bits to `MODE`, not `a=rw - umask`
+
+Both `MAJOR` and `MINOR` must be specified when `TYPE` is `b`, `c`, or `u`, and they
+must be omitted when `TYPE` is `p`.  If `MAJOR` or `MINOR` begins with `0x` or `0X`,
+it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal;
+otherwise, as decimal.  `TYPE` may be:
+
+* `b`      create a block (buffered) special file
+* `c`, `u`   create a character (unbuffered) special file
+* `p`      create a FIFO
+
+NOTE: your shell may have its own version of mknod, which usually supersedes
+the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation
+for details about the options it supports.
diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
index f4c6f5732..ad7618cc8 100644
--- a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
@@ -14,28 +14,11 @@ use std::ffi::CString;
 
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
-use uucore::format_usage;
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage};
 
-static ABOUT: &str = "Create the special file NAME of the given TYPE.";
-static USAGE: &str = "{} [OPTION]... NAME TYPE [MAJOR MINOR]";
-static LONG_HELP: &str = "Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
--m, --mode=MODE    set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask
---help     display this help and exit
---version  output version information and exit
-
-Both MAJOR and MINOR must be specified when TYPE is b, c, or u, and they
-must be omitted when TYPE is p.  If MAJOR or MINOR begins with 0x or 0X,
-it is interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise, if it begins with 0, as octal;
-otherwise, as decimal.  TYPE may be:
-
-b      create a block (buffered) special file
-c, u   create a character (unbuffered) special file
-p      create a FIFO
-
-NOTE: your shell may have its own version of mknod, which usually supersedes
-the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation
-for details about the options it supports.
-";
+const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("mknod.md");
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("mknod.md");
+const AFTER_HELP: &str = help_section!("after help", "mknod.md");
 
 const MODE_RW_UGO: mode_t = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH;
 
@@ -142,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     Command::new(uucore::util_name())
         .version(crate_version!())
         .override_usage(format_usage(USAGE))
-        .after_help(LONG_HELP)
+        .after_help(AFTER_HELP)
         .about(ABOUT)
         .infer_long_args(true)
         .arg(