usr/src/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1

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.TH MKFIFO 1 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
mkfifo \- make fifos
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBmkfifo [ \fI-p\fB ] fifo_name ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mkfifo
creates the fifos named as operands, in the order specified,
using mode 0777.
.PP
The options are as follows:
.TP
.I -p
Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option is not
specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist.
.PP
.I Mkfifo
requires write permission in the parent directory.
.PP
.I Mkfifo
exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
.SH "HISTORY"
Mkfifo is POSIX 1003.2 compliant.
.br
This manual page derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mkdir(1),
rm(1)