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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 b/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 index e67fc91772e..d3ed55e79b4 100644 --- a/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 +++ b/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.6 2003/06/02 20:06:15 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.7 2006/12/16 08:49:18 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1994/12/23 07:16:54 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 @@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm mkfifo creates the FIFOs requested, in the order specified, -using mode -.Li \&0666 +using mode 0666 modified by the current .Xr umask 2 . +It requires write permission in the parent directory. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -59,19 +59,14 @@ Set the file permission bits of newly created directories to The mode is specified as in .Xr chmod 1 . In symbolic mode strings, the -.Dq + +.Sq + and -.Dq - +.Sq - operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of .Dq a=rw . .El .Pp -.Nm mkfifo -requires write permission in the parent directory. -.Pp -The -.Nm mkfifo -utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred. +.Ex -std mkfifo .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdir 1 , .Xr rm 1 , @@ -79,7 +74,7 @@ utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred. .Xr mknod 8 .Sh STANDARDS The -.Nm mkfifo +.Nm utility is expected to be .St -p1003.2-92 compliant. |