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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:29:45 +0100
From: Elfyn McBratney <elfyn AT emcb DOT co DOT uk>
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To: Sanjay <sanjay92 AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: mknod test p
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Sanjay wrote:

> I was trying to create named pipe using command mknod test p, I get an
> error mknod: `test': Function not implemented
>
> I have updated my cygwin envionment using current setup, I could not
> find satisfactory answer on web and also in mailing list. Is it
> implemented yet ?

'Cos we is mean! No, only joshing. Named pipes have not been implemented yet,
though. A search of the mailing list for 'mkfifo' will give you the answer
as to why they are not implemented yet.

Elfyn

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