mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
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Copyright
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<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
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
Name
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
Reporting Bugs
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See Also
mkfifo(3) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkfifo invocation' GNU coreutils 9.5 April 2025 MKFIFO(1)
Synopsis
mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...
