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.