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MKFIFO(1)               NetBSD General Commands Manual               MKFIFO(1)


NAME

     mkfifo -- make fifos


SYNOPSIS

     mkfifo [-m mode] fifo_name ...


DESCRIPTION

     mkfifo creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode
     0666 modified by the current umask(2).

     The options are as follows:

     -m      Set the file permission bits of newly-created fifos to mode.  The
             mode is specified as in chmod(1).  In symbolic mode strings, the
             ``+'' and ``-'' operators are interpreted relative to an assumed
             initial mode of ``a=rw''

     mkfifo requires write permission in the parent directory.

     mkfifo exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.


SEE ALSO

     mkdir(1), rm(1), mkfifo(2), mknod(8)


STANDARDS

     The mkfifo utility is expected to be IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'')
     compliant.


HISTORY

     mkfifo command appeared in 4.4BSD.

NetBSD 5.1                      January 5, 1994                     NetBSD 5.1