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1/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
2/*
3 * mkfifo implementation for busybox
4 *
5 * Copyright (C) 2003 Manuel Novoa III <mjn3@codepoet.org>
6 *
7 * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
8 */
9//config:config MKFIFO
10//config: bool "mkfifo"
11//config: default y
12//config: help
13//config: mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
14//config: The 'mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
15
16//applet:IF_MKFIFO(APPLET_NOEXEC(mkfifo, mkfifo, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, mkfifo))
17
18//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_MKFIFO) += mkfifo.o
19
20/* BB_AUDIT SUSv3 compliant */
21/* http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/mkfifo.html */
22
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)"
28//usage: IF_SELINUX(
29//usage: "\n -Z Set security context"
30//usage: )
31
32#include "libbb.h"
33#include "libcoreutils/coreutils.h"
34
35/* This is a NOEXEC applet. Be very careful! */
36
37int mkfifo_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
38int mkfifo_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
39{
40 mode_t mode;
41 int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
42
43 mode = getopt_mk_fifo_nod(argv);
44
45 argv += optind;
46 if (!*argv) {
47 bb_show_usage();
48 }
49
50 do {
51 if (mkfifo(*argv, mode) < 0) {
52 bb_simple_perror_msg(*argv); /* Avoid multibyte problems. */
53 retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
54 }
55 } while (*++argv);
56
57 return retval;
58}
59