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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 | 26 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 index c8208b19435..453abc94b1c 100644 --- a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 +++ b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.5 1998/07/24 00:43:55 espie Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.6 1998/09/26 19:55:08 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1994/12/23 07:16:54 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 @@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ .Os BSD 4.4 .Sh NAME .Nm mkfifo -.Nd make fifos +.Nd make FIFOs .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm mkfifo .Op Fl m Ar mode .Ar fifo_name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Mkfifo -creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, +.Nm mkfifo +creates the FIFOs requested, in the order specified, using mode .Li \&0666 modified by the current @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ modified by the current .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Fl m +.It Fl m Ar mode Set the file permission bits of newly-created directories to .Ar mode . The mode is specified as in @@ -67,19 +67,20 @@ In symbolic mode strings, the and .Dq - operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of -.Dq a=rw +.Dq a=rw . .El .Pp -.Nm Mkfifo +.Nm mkfifo requires write permission in the parent directory. .Pp -.Nm Mkfifo -exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred. +The +.Nm mkfifo +utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdir 1 , -.Xr mknod 8 , .Xr rm 1 , -.Xr mkfifo 2 +.Xr mkfifo 2 , +.Xr mknod 8 .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm mkfifo @@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ utility is expected to be .St -p1003.2-92 compliant. .Sh HISTORY +The .Nm -command appears in +command appeared in .Bx 4.4 . |