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35.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
1.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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4.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
5.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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35.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
36.\" $Id$
36.\"
37.Dd January 5, 1994
38.Dt MKFIFO 1
39.Os BSD 4.4
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm mkfifo
42.Nd make fifos
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.\"
38.Dd January 5, 1994
39.Dt MKFIFO 1
40.Os BSD 4.4
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm mkfifo
43.Nd make fifos
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm mkfifo
45.Nm
45.Ar fifo_name ...
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
46.Ar fifo_name ...
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
47.Nm Mkfifo
48creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
48The
49.Nm
50command creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
49using mode
50.Li \&0777 .
51.Pp
51using mode
52.Li \&0777 .
53.Pp
52.Nm Mkfifo
53requires write permission in the parent directory.
54The
55.Nm
56command requires write permission in the parent directory.
54.Pp
57.Pp
55.Nm Mkfifo
56exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
58The
59.Nm
60command exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
57.Sh STANDARDS
58The
61.Sh STANDARDS
62The
59.Nm mkfifo
63.Nm
60utility is expected to be
61.St -p1003.2
62compliant.
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr mkdir 1 ,
65.Xr rm 1 ,
66.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
67.Xr mknod 2 ,
68.Xr mknod 8
69.Sh HISTORY
70The
71.Nm
64utility is expected to be
65.St -p1003.2
66compliant.
67.Sh SEE ALSO
68.Xr mkdir 1 ,
69.Xr rm 1 ,
70.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
71.Xr mknod 2 ,
72.Xr mknod 8
73.Sh HISTORY
74The
75.Nm
72command appears in
76command appeared in
73.Bx 4.4 .
77.Bx 4.4 .