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MKFIFO(1)                    BSD Reference Manual                    MKFIFO(1)

NNAAMMEE
     mmkkffiiffoo - make fifos

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     mmkkffiiffoo [--pp] _f_i_f_o___n_a_m_e _._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     MMkkffiiffoo creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode
     0777.

     Options available are:

     --pp      Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option is
             not specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already
             exist.

     MMkkffiiffoo requires write permission in the parent directory.

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

SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS
     The mmkkffiiffoo utility is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'') compli-
     ant.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     mkdir(1),  rm(1,) mkfifo(2)

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     The mmkkffiiffoo command appears in 4.4BSD.

4.4BSD                           June 6, 1993                                1