mkfifo(1CC)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | STANDARDS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO

NAME

mkfifo- make fifos

SYNOPSIS

mkfifo [fifo_name]

DESCRIPTION

mkfifo is a target utility.

The mkfifo utility creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode 0777.

The mkfifo utility requires write permission in the parent directory.

The mkfifo utility returns 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.

STANDARDS

The mkfifo utility should be 1003.2 compliant.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving

SEE ALSO

mkdir(1CC), mkfifo(2POSIX), mknod(1M)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | STANDARDS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO