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diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1m/mkfifo.1m b/usr/src/man/man1m/mkfifo.1m index 3d9323ef43..bbfa415651 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man1m/mkfifo.1m +++ b/usr/src/man/man1m/mkfifo.1m @@ -44,25 +44,21 @@ .\" Copyright (c) 1992, X/Open Company Limited All Rights Reserved .\" Portions Copyright (c) 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved .\" -.TH MKFIFO 1M "Aug 11, 2009" +.TH MKFIFO 1M "Jun 24, 2020" .SH NAME mkfifo \- make FIFO special file .SH SYNOPSIS -.LP .nf -\fB/usr/bin/mkfifo\fR [\fB-m\fR \fImode\fR] \fIpath\fR... +\fB/usr/bin/mkfifo\fR [\fB-m\fR \fImode\fR] \fIfile\fR... .fi .SS "ksh93" -.LP .nf mkfifo [ \fIoptions\fR ] \fIfile\fR... .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .SS "/usr/bin/mkfifo" -.sp -.LP The \fBmkfifo\fR utility creates the \fBFIFO\fR special files named by its argument list. The arguments are taken sequentially, in the order specified; and each \fBFIFO\fR special file is either created completely or, in the case @@ -70,23 +66,19 @@ of an error or signal, not created at all. .sp .LP If errors are encountered in creating one of the special files, \fBmkfifo\fR -writes a diagnostic message to the standard error and continues with the +writes a diagnostic message to standard error and continues with the remaining arguments, if any. .sp .LP -The \fBmkfifo\fR utility calls the library routine \fBmkfifo\fR(3C), with the -\fIpath\fR argument is passed as the \fIpath\fR argument from the command line, -and \fImode\fR is set to the equivalent of \fBa=rw\fR, modified by the current +The \fBmkfifo\fR utility calls the library routine \fBmkfifo\fR(3C), with a +\fIpath\fR argument equivalent to the \fIfile\fR argument from the command line, +and \fImode\fR is set to the equivalent of \fBa=rw\fR, modified by the current value of the file mode creation mask \fBumask\fR(1). .SS "ksh93" -.sp -.LP The \fBmkfifo\fR utility creates one or more \fBFIFO\fRs. By default, the mode of the created FIFO is \fBa=rw\fR minus the bits set in \fBumask\fR(1). .SH OPTIONS -.SS "/usr/bin/ksh93" -.sp -.LP +.SS "/usr/bin/mkfifo" The following option is supported for \fB/usr/bin/mkfifo\fR: .sp .ne 2 @@ -96,14 +88,12 @@ The following option is supported for \fB/usr/bin/mkfifo\fR: .RS 11n Set the file permission bits of the newly-created \fBFIFO\fR to the specified \fImode\fR value. The \fImode\fR option-argument will be the same as the -\fImode\fR operand defined for the \fBchmod\fR(1) command. In -<\fIsymbolic\fRmode> strings, the \fIop\fR characters \fB+\fR and \fB\(mi\fR +\fImode\fR operand defined for the \fBchmod\fR(1) command. For a +symbolic mode option-argument, the \fIop\fR characters \fB+\fR and \fB\(mi\fR will be interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of \fBa=rw\fR. .RE .SS "ksh93" -.sp -.LP The following option is supported for \fBksh93\fR: .sp .ne 2 @@ -121,8 +111,6 @@ initial mode of \fBa=rw\fR. .RE .SH OPERANDS -.sp -.LP The following operand is supported: .sp .ne 2 @@ -134,19 +122,13 @@ A path name of the \fBFIFO\fR special file to be created. .RE .SH USAGE -.sp -.LP See \fBlargefile\fR(5) for the description of the behavior of \fBmkfifo\fR when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31 bytes). .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES -.sp -.LP See \fBenviron\fR(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of \fBmkfifo\fR: \fBLANG\fR, \fBLC_ALL\fR, \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLC_MESSAGES\fR, and \fBNLSPATH\fR. .SH EXIT STATUS -.sp -.LP The following exit values are returned: .sp .ne 2 @@ -167,8 +149,6 @@ An error occurred. .RE .SH ATTRIBUTES -.sp -.LP See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: .sp @@ -183,7 +163,5 @@ Interface Stability Standard .TE .SH SEE ALSO -.sp -.LP \fBchmod\fR(1), \fBumask\fR(1), \fBmkfifo\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBenviron\fR(5), \fBlargefile\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5) |