MKFIFO (1)

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 \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. 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