MKFIFO(1)                   NetBSD Reference Manual                  MKFIFO(1)

NNAAMMEE
     mmkkffiiffoo - make fifos

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     mmkkffiiffoo [--mm _m_o_d_e] _f_i_f_o___n_a_m_e _._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     mmkkffiiffoo creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode
     0666 modified by the current umask(2).

     The options are as follows:

     --mm      Set the file permission bits of newly-created directories to
             _m_o_d_e. 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''

     mmkkffiiffoo requires write permission in the parent directory.

     mmkkffiiffoo exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     mkdir(1),  rm(1),  mkfifo(2),  mknod(8)

SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS
     The mmkkffiiffoo utility is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'')
     compliant.

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     mmkkffiiffoo command appeared in 4.4BSD.

4.4BSD                          January 5, 1994                              1
