mkfifo

NAME

mkfifo - make fifos

SYNOPSIS

mkfifo [-m mode] fifo_name ...

DESCRIPTION

The mkfifo(1) utility creates the first in/first outs (FIFOs) requested in the order specified, using mode rw-rw-rw- (0666).

The options are as follows:

-m

Set the file permission bits of the created fifo to the specified mode. The argument can be in any of the formats specified to the chmod(1) command. If a symbolic mode is specified, the operation characters plus (+) and minus (-) are interpreted relative to an initial mode of a=rw.

The mkfifo(1) utility requires write permission in the parent directory.

DIAGNOSTICS

The mkfifo(1) utility exits with 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.

SEE ALSO

mkdir(1)

rm(1)