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1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
7 any later version.
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
16 the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
18 #include <errno.h>
19 #include <stddef.h>
20 #include <sys/stat.h>
21 #include <sys/types.h>
23 /* Create a named pipe (FIFO) named PATH with protections MODE. */
24 int
25 mkfifo (const char *path, mode_t mode)
27 dev_t dev = 0;
28 return __xmknod (_MKNOD_VER, path, mode | S_IFIFO, &dev);