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

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.Dd
.Dt MKFIFO 1
.Os ATT 7th
.Sh NAME
.Nm mkfifo
.Nd make fifos
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm mkfifo
.Op Fl p
.Ar fifo_name  ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Mkfifo
creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
using mode
.Li \&0777 .
.Pp
Options available are:
.Tw Ds
.Tp Fl p
Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option is not
specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist.
.Tp
.Pp
.Nm Mkfifo
requires write permission in the parent directory.
.Pp
.Nm Mkfifo
exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
.Sh STANDARDS
Mkfifo is POSIX 1003.2 compliant.
.br
This manual page derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mkdir 1 ,
.Xr rm 1