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.