MKFIFO(1) User Commands MKFIFO(1)

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

       -Z     set the SELinux security context to default type

       context[=CTX]
              like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the  SELinux  or  SMACK
              security context to CTX

       help display this help and exit

       version
              output version information and exit

       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  
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AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later .
       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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 coreutils 'mkfifo invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                        MKFIFO(1)