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Command: mkfifo | Section: 1 | Source: NetBSD | File: mkfifo.1
MKFIFO(1) FreeBSD 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.
EXIT STATUS
The mkfifo utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 January 5, 1994 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8