S6-MKFIFO(1)

📦 version 2.3.1.2, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 S6-MKFIFO(1) 🎀

okay bestie, this is the General Commands Manual page for s6-mkfifo — the s6-mkfifo(1) icon herself. grab a strawberry drink 🍓 and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

s6-mkfifo — create FIFOs, a.k.a. named pipes 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s6-mkfifo [-m mode] [fifo]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

s6-mkfifo acts as the generic mkfifo[1] utility. that's the whole vibe: it's the generic utility, no cap. ✨

🚦 EXIT STATUS 🚦

  • 111 — Temporary error.
  • 100 — Permanent error, such as a misuse.
  • 127 — Unable to execute program - not found.
  • 126 — Unable to execute program - other reason.

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

the whole s6-portable-utils group chat is here — every single one is invited: s6-basename(1), s6-cat(1), s6-chmod(1), s6-chown(1), s6-clock(1), s6-cut(1), s6-dirname(1), s6-dumpenv(1), s6-echo(1), s6-env(1), s6-expr(1), s6-false(1), s6-format-filter(1), s6-grep(1), s6-head(1), s6-hiercopy(1), s6-linkname(1), s6-ln(1), s6-ls(1), s6-maximumtime(1), s6-mkdir(1), s6-nice(1), s6-nuke(1), s6-pause(1), s6-printenv(1), s6-quote(1), s6-quote-filter(1), s6-rename(1), s6-rmrf(1), s6-seq(1), s6-sleep(1), s6-sort(1), s6-sync(1), s6-tai64ndiff(1), s6-tail(1), s6-touch(1), s6-true(1), s6-uniquename(1), s6-unquote(1), s6-unquote-filter(1), s6-update-symlinks(1), and seekablepipe(1). periodt. 💅

[1] — https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/mkfifo.html

this man page is ported from the authoritative documentation at: https://skarnet.org/software/s6-portable-utils/s6-mkfifo.html

📏 STANDARDS 📏

s6-mkfifo is suitable as a mkfifo[1] program conforming to . (yes, that sentence really ends like that in the source — I'm not inventing a standard name, bestie 😭)

👑 AUTHORS 👑

  • Laurent Bercot
  • Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com> (man page port)

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