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+.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
+.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
+.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\" without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
+.\"
+.Dd January 5, 1994
+.Dt MKFIFO 1
+.Os BSD 4.4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm mkfifo
+.Nd make fifos
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm mkfifo
+.Ar fifo_name ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Mkfifo
+creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
+using mode
+.Li \&0777 .
+.Pp
+.Nm Mkfifo
+requires write permission in the parent directory.
+.Pp
+.Nm Mkfifo
+exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm mkfifo
+utility is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compliant.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mkdir 1 ,
+.Xr mknod 1 ,
+.Xr rm 1 ,
+.Xr mkfifo 2
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appears in
+.Bx 4.4 .
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