Name

mkfifo — make FIFOs (named pipes)

Synopsis

mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION

Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

−m, −−mode=MODE

set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw − umask

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

mkfifo(3)

The full documentation for mkfifo is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mkfifo programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info mkfifo

should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.