| Name: | mkfifo - Create a FIFO special file (named pipe)
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| Synopsis: | path mkfifo -> -
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| Description: | The "mkfifo" command creates a new FIFO special file named
"path". The permission bits are set to "rwx rwx rwx" (full access
for anyone). Note that these bits may be modified by the process'
file creation mask. (See remarks below.)
Alternative: Functions mkfifo_s (undocumented)
-> behaviour and synopsis are the same.
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| Parameters: | In: path(string):
Path name of the FIFO to create.
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| Examples: | (/home/kupper/my_fifo) mkfifo
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| Diagnostics: | If a system-error occurs, a code is stored in "sys_errno"
(contained in errordict) to identify the error, and "sys_errname" is
set to the error message. Then a "SystemError" is raised.
The following system errors may be issued, according to the
POSIX standard:
EACCES Search permission denied for a directory in a file's path
prefix.
EEXIST The named file already exists.
ENOENT A file or directory does not exist.
ENOSPC No space left on disk.
ENOTDIR A component of the specified pathname was not a directory
when a directory was expected.
EROFS Read-only file system.
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| Bugs: | -
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| Author: | R. Kupper
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| FirstVersion: | Aug 13 1999 (Friday 13th!)
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| Remarks: | The FIFO may be used (and has to be opened) like any regular file.
In special cases, it might be desireable to change the FIFO's file
permission bits. This is not supported by SLI commands.
Use UNIX-command "chmod" to change file permissions on the newly
created file, or use UNIX-command "umask" to set the process' file
creation mask. (See command "system" for issuing UNIX-commands from
SLI).
| SeeAlso: | pipe mkfifo ifstream available ignore dup2 |
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| Source: | /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/sli/processes.h
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