mkfifo(1)                                                         mkfifo(1)

NAME
     mkfifo - make FIFO special file

SYNOPSIS
     mkfifo [-m mode] [--] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     mkfifo creates the FIFOs special files specified in its argument list.

     For every file argument, the mkfifo command behaves as if the
     mkfifo(3C) was called with the following arguments:

     -  the path argument of mkfifo(3C) is set to file;

     -  the mode argument of mkfifo(3C) has the value 0666 or the value of
        mode if the -m option is specified.

     If an error occurs during the creation of a FIFO special file, mkfifo
     writes a diagnostic message to the standard error output and then con-
     tinues with the remaining arguments, if any.

OPTIONS
     No option specified:
          mkfifo creates the FIFO special files specified in file with the
          access rights 666, modified by the current file-creation mode
          mask [see umask(1)].

     -m mode
          mkfifo creates the new FIFO special file with the access rights
          specified in mode [see chmod(1)]. If specified symbolically, the
          operands + and - are interpreted relative to a default value of
          a=rw.

     --   End of the list of options. Must be specified if file begins with
          -.

     file The name of the FIFO special file that you would like to create.
          You can specify a number of FIFOs.

















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LOCALE
     The LCMESSAGES environment variable governs the language in which
     message texts are displayed.

     If LCMESSAGES is undefined or is defined as the null string, it
     defaults to the value of LANG. If LANG is likewise undefined or null,
     the system acts as if it were not internationalized.

     If any of the locale variables has an invalid value, the system acts
     as if none of the variables were set.

     The LCALL environment variable governs the entire locale. LCALL
     takes precedence over all the other environment variables which affect
     internationalization.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(1), umask(1), mkfifo(3C).





































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