Unit 'BaseUnix' Package
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FpMkfifo

Create FIFO (named pipe) in file system.

Declaration

Source position: bunxh.inc line 33

function FpMkfifo(

  path: PAnsiChar;

  Mode: TMode

):cint;

function FpMkfifo(

  const path: RawByteString;

  Mode: TMode

):cint;

Description

fpMkFifo creates named a named pipe in the file system, with name Path and mode Mode.

The function returns zero if the command was successful, and nonzero if it failed.

Errors

The error codes include:

sys_emfile
Too many file descriptors for this process.
sys_enfile
The system file table is full.
Documentation generated on: Nov 03 2025