1 .TH fifo_make 3

     2 .SH NAME

     3 fifo_make \- create a named pipe

     4 .SH SYNTAX

     5 .B #include <fifo.h>

     6 

     7 int \fBfifo_make\fP(\fIfn\fR,\fImode\fR);

     8 

     9 char *\fIfn\fR;

    10 .br

    11 int \fImode\fR;

    12 .SH DESCRIPTION

    13 .B fifo_make

    14 creates a new named pipe

    15 with name

    16 .I fn

    17 and mode

    18 .I mode

    19 (modified by the process umask).

    20 

    21 .B fifo_make

    22 returns 0 on success, -1 on error.

    23 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    24 mkfifo(2)