mkfifo(1M)                       UNIX System V                       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.


























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