FSF                                                     MKFIFO(1)

NAME
     mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS
     mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION
     Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

     -m, --mode=MODE
          set permission mode (as in chmod), 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-fileutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     This is free software; see the  source  for  copying  condi-
     tions.   There  is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
     or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
     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.

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