xref: /original-bsd/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 (revision 6066c21e)
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9.\"     @(#)mkfifo.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 01/05/94
10.\"
11.Dd
12.Dt MKFIFO 1
13.Os BSD 4.4
14.Sh NAME
15.Nm mkfifo
16.Nd make fifos
17.Sh SYNOPSIS
18.Nm mkfifo
19.Ar fifo_name  ...
20.Sh DESCRIPTION
21.Nm Mkfifo
22creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
23using mode
24.Li \&0777 .
25.Pp
26.Nm Mkfifo
27requires write permission in the parent directory.
28.Pp
29.Nm Mkfifo
30exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
31.Sh STANDARDS
32The
33.Nm mkfifo
34utility is expected to be
35.St -p1003.2
36compliant.
37.Sh SEE ALSO
38.Xr mkdir 1 ,
39.Xr mknod 1 ,
40.Xr rm 1 ,
41.Xr mkfifo 2
42.Sh HISTORY
43The
44.Nm
45command appears in
46.Bx 4.4 .
47