1 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
3 * mkfifo implementation for busybox
5 * Copyright (C) 2003 Manuel Novoa III <mjn3@codepoet.org>
7 * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
10 //config: bool "mkfifo"
13 //config: mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
14 //config: The 'mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
16 //applet:IF_MKFIFO(APPLET_NOEXEC(mkfifo, mkfifo, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, mkfifo))
18 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_MKFIFO) += mkfifo.o
20 /* BB_AUDIT SUSv3 compliant */
21 /* http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/mkfifo.html */
23 //usage:#define mkfifo_trivial_usage
24 //usage: "[-m MODE] " IF_SELINUX("[-Z] ") "NAME"
25 //usage:#define mkfifo_full_usage "\n\n"
26 //usage: "Create named pipe\n"
27 //usage: "\n -m MODE Mode (default a=rw)"
29 //usage: "\n -Z Set security context"
33 #include "libcoreutils/coreutils.h"
35 /* This is a NOEXEC applet. Be very careful! */
37 int mkfifo_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
38 int mkfifo_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
41 int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
43 mode = getopt_mk_fifo_nod(argv);
51 if (mkfifo(*argv, mode) < 0) {
52 bb_simple_perror_msg(*argv); /* Avoid multibyte problems. */
53 retval = EXIT_FAILURE;