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35.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
1.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
3.\"
4.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
5.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
6.\"
7.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
8.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

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30.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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35.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
36.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 81687 2001-08-15 09:09:47Z ru $
36.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 95124 2002-04-20 12:18:28Z charnier $
37.\"
38.Dd January 5, 1994
39.Dt MKFIFO 1
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm mkfifo
43.Nd make fifos
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Nm
46.Op Fl m Ar mode
47.Ar fifo_name ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
37.\"
38.Dd January 5, 1994
39.Dt MKFIFO 1
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm mkfifo
43.Nd make fifos
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Nm
46.Op Fl m Ar mode
47.Ar fifo_name ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51command creates the fifos requested, in the order specified.
51utility creates the fifos requested, in the order specified.
52.Pp
53The options are as follows:
54.Bl -tag -width indent
55.It Fl m
56Set the file permission bits of the created fifos to the
57specified mode, ignoring the
58.Xr umask 2
59of the calling process.

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73.Fl m
74option is not specified, fifos are created with mode
75.Li \&0666
76modified by the
77.Xr umask 2
78of the calling process.
79The
80.Nm
52.Pp
53The options are as follows:
54.Bl -tag -width indent
55.It Fl m
56Set the file permission bits of the created fifos to the
57specified mode, ignoring the
58.Xr umask 2
59of the calling process.

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73.Fl m
74option is not specified, fifos are created with mode
75.Li \&0666
76modified by the
77.Xr umask 2
78of the calling process.
79The
80.Nm
81command requires write permission in the parent directory.
81utility requires write permission in the parent directory.
82.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
83.Ex -std
84.Sh STANDARDS
85The
86.Nm
87utility is expected to be
88.St -p1003.2
89compliant.
90.Sh SEE ALSO
91.Xr mkdir 1 ,
92.Xr rm 1 ,
93.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
94.Xr mknod 2 ,
95.Xr mknod 8
96.Sh HISTORY
97The
98.Nm
99command appeared in
100.Bx 4.4 .
82.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
83.Ex -std
84.Sh STANDARDS
85The
86.Nm
87utility is expected to be
88.St -p1003.2
89compliant.
90.Sh SEE ALSO
91.Xr mkdir 1 ,
92.Xr rm 1 ,
93.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
94.Xr mknod 2 ,
95.Xr mknod 8
96.Sh HISTORY
97The
98.Nm
99command appeared in
100.Bx 4.4 .