mkfifo(1M)       SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS        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 com-
     pletely  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  bit-
     wise  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 argu-
     ments, 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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