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\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
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Dd January 5, 1994
Dt MKFIFO 1
Os
Sh NAME
Nm mkfifo
Nd make fifos
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Op Fl m Ar mode
Ar fifo_name ...
Sh DESCRIPTION
Nm
creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
using mode
Li \&0666
modified by the current
Xr umask 2 .
Pp
The options are as follows:
Bl -tag -width Ds
It Fl m
Set the file permission bits of newly-created fifos to
Ar mode .
The mode is specified as in
Xr chmod 1 .
In symbolic mode strings, the
Dq +
and
Dq -
operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of
Dq a=rw
El
Pp
Nm
requires write permission in the parent directory.
Sh EXIT STATUS
Ex -std
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr mkdir 1 ,
Xr rm 1 ,
Xr mkfifo 2 ,
Xr mknod 8
Sh STANDARDS
The
Nm
utility is expected to be
St -p1003.2-92
compliant.
Sh HISTORY
Nm
command appeared in
Bx 4.4 .
