fifo_make.3

NAME

fifo_make - create a named pipe

SYNTAX

#include <fifo.h>

int fifo_make(fn,mode);

char *fn;
int mode;

DESCRIPTION

fifo_make creates a new named pipe with name fn and mode mode (modified by the process umask).

fifo_make returns 0 on success, -1 on error.

SEE ALSO

mkfifo(2)