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MKFIFO(1)		  BSD 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 ini‐
	     tial 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.

BSD				January 5, 1994				   BSD

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