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      mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
      
      mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

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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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