MKFIFO(1) BSD General Commands Manual MKFIFO(1)

NAME
     mmkkffiiffoo - make fifos

SYNOPSIS
     mmkkffiiffoo [-mm mode] fifoname ...

DESCRIPTION
     mmkkffiiffoo creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode
     0666 modified by the current umask(2).

     The options are as follows:

     -mm      Set the file permission bits of newly-created directories to
             mode.  The mode is specified as in chmod(1).  In symbolic mode
             strings, the ``+'' and ``-'' operators are interpreted relative
             to an assumed initial mode of ``a=rw''

     mmkkffiiffoo requires write permission in the parent directory.

     mmkkffiiffoo exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.

SEE ALSO
     mkdir(1), rm(1), mkfifo(2), mknod(8)

STANDARDS
     The mmkkffiiffoo utility is expected to be IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'')
     compliant.

HISTORY     mmkkffiiffoo command appeared in 4.4BSD.

4.4BSD                          January 5, 1994                         4.4BSD