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.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
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.Dd January 5, 1994
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.Dt MKFIFO 1
.Os
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.Sh NAME
.Nm mkfifo
.Nd make fifos
.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
.Op Fl m Ar mode
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.Ar fifo_name ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
using mode
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.Li \&0666
modified by the current
.Xr umask 2 .
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.Pp
The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl m
Set the file permission bits of newly-created fifos to
.Ar mode .
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The mode is specified as in
.Xr chmod 1 .
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In symbolic mode strings, the
.Dq +
and
.Dq -
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operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of
.Dq a=rw
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.El
.Pp
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.Nm
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requires write permission in the parent directory.
.Pp
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.Nm
exits 0 if successful, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurred.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mkdir 1 ,
.Xr rm 1 ,
.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
.Xr mknod 8
.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2-92
compliant.
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm
command appeared in
.Bx 4.4 .