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mkfifo doesn't work??


[19:06:06] marcos@MOZART~ mkfifo --version
mkfifo (fileutils) 4.1
Escrito por David MacKenzie.

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FIN DETERMINADO.
[19:06:11] marcos@MOZART~ mkfifo -m 600 /tmp/.$$
mkfifo: cannot create fifo ``/tmp/.119'': Function not implemented

mkfifo version 4.1 doesn't work?

Do I need to update fileutils to get this function implemented?

I'm really surprised, why is there an executable mkfifo if it's not
implemented?


TIA,
m4c.



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