mkfifo(1M)                                                       mkfifo(1M)


   NAME
         mkfifo - make FIFO special file

   SYNOPSIS
         mkfifo path ...

   DESCRIPTION
         mkfifo creates the FIFO special files named by its argument list.
         The arguments are taken sequentially, in the order specified; and
         each FIFO special file is either created completely or, in the case
         of an error or signal, not created at all.

         For each path argument, the mkfifo command behaves as if the function
         mkfifo [see mkfifo(3C)] was called with the argument path set to path
         and the mode set to the bitwise inclusive OR of SIRUSR, SIWUSR,
         SIRGRP, SIWGRP, SIROTH and SIWOTH.

         If errors are encountered in creating one of the special files,
         mkfifo writes a diagnostic message to the standard error and
         continues with the remaining arguments, if any.

   SEE ALSO
         mkfifo(3C) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

   DIAGNOSTICS
         mkfifo returns exit code 0 if all FIFO special files were created
         normally; otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns a value
         greater than 0.

























   8/91                                                                 Page 1