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   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)