[PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /en/reference/posix/functions posix-mkfifo.xml

[Markus Fischer]

mfischer                Tue Apr 23 18:36:56 2002 EDT

  Modified files:              
    /phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions        posix-mkfifo.xml 
  Log:
  - Wrote a brief description so the user at least has something useful in his
    hands.
  # Someone please test if this is proper docbook; no test environment here
  
  
Index: phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions/posix-mkfifo.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions/posix-mkfifo.xml:1.2 
phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions/posix-mkfifo.xml:1.3
--- phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions/posix-mkfifo.xml:1.2    Wed Apr 17 02:43:28 
2002
+++ phpdoc/en/reference/posix/functions/posix-mkfifo.xml        Tue Apr 23 18:36:56 
+2002
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/posix.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.posix-mkfifo">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
-     Needs to be written ASAP.
+     <function>posix_mkfifo</function> creates a special
+     <literal>FIFO</literal> file which exists in the file system and acts as
+     a bidirectional communication endpoint for processes.
     </para>
-       &note.sm.uidcheck.dir;
+    <para>
+     The second parameter <parameter>mode</parameter> has to be given in octal
+     notation (e.g. 0644). The permission of the newly created
+     <literal>FIFO</literal> also depends on the setting of the current
+     <function>umask</function>. The permissions of the created file are (mode
+     &amp; ~umask).
+    </para>
+    &note.sm.uidcheck.dir;
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
-
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