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357280395fSjtc.Dd January 5, 1994
3661f28255Scgd.Dt MKFIFO 1
379e44e9b5Sgarbled.Os
3861f28255Scgd.Sh NAME
3961f28255Scgd.Nm mkfifo
4061f28255Scgd.Nd make fifos
4161f28255Scgd.Sh SYNOPSIS
42f027bde2Slukem.Nm
436b020f1eSjtc.Op Fl m Ar mode
4461f28255Scgd.Ar fifo_name  ...
4561f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION
46f027bde2Slukem.Nm
4761f28255Scgdcreates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
4861f28255Scgdusing mode
496b020f1eSjtc.Li \&0666
506b020f1eSjtcmodified by the current
516b020f1eSjtc.Xr umask 2 .
5261f28255Scgd.Pp
536b020f1eSjtcThe options are as follows:
5461f28255Scgd.Bl -tag -width Ds
556b020f1eSjtc.It Fl m
56bf2f90e7SwizSet the file permission bits of newly-created fifos to
576b020f1eSjtc.Ar mode .
586b020f1eSjtcThe mode is specified as in
596b020f1eSjtc.Xr chmod 1 .
606b020f1eSjtcIn symbolic mode strings, the
616b020f1eSjtc.Dq +
626b020f1eSjtcand
636b020f1eSjtc.Dq -
646b020f1eSjtcoperators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of
656b020f1eSjtc.Dq a=rw
6661f28255Scgd.El
6761f28255Scgd.Pp
68f027bde2Slukem.Nm
6961f28255Scgdrequires write permission in the parent directory.
70*40396b53Swiz.Sh EXIT STATUS
71*40396b53Swiz.Ex -std
7261f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO
7361f28255Scgd.Xr mkdir 1 ,
747280395fSjtc.Xr rm 1 ,
75830d7a54Smikel.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
76830d7a54Smikel.Xr mknod 8
777280395fSjtc.Sh STANDARDS
7861f28255ScgdThe
79f027bde2Slukem.Nm
807280395fSjtcutility is expected to be
817280395fSjtc.St -p1003.2-92
827280395fSjtccompliant.
837280395fSjtc.Sh HISTORY
847280395fSjtc.Nm
85830d7a54Smikelcommand appeared in
867280395fSjtc.Bx 4.4 .
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