MKFIFO(1M)          RISC/os Reference Manual           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 argu-
     ment path set to path and the mode set to the bitwise
     inclusive OR of S_IRUSR, S_IWUSR, S_IRGRP, S_IWGRP, S_IROTH
     and S_IWOTH.

     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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