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mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
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
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright � 2006 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.
RELATED
mkfifo(3)
The full documentation for mkfifo is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mkfifo programs are prop-
erly installed at your site, the command
info mkfifo
should give you access to the complete manual.
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