sysdeps/unix/mkfifo.c

   1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   3
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  17
  18 #include <errno.h>
  19 #include <stddef.h>
  20 #include <sys/stat.h>
  21 #include <sys/types.h>
  22
  23 /* Create a named pipe (FIFO) named PATH with protections MODE.  */
  24 int
  25 mkfifo (const char *path, mode_t mode)
  26 {
  27   dev_t dev = 0;
  28   return __xmknod (_MKNOD_VER, path, mode | S_IFIFO, &dev);
  29 }