mkfifo
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NAME
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
SYNOPSIS
mkfifo [-m mode] [--mode=mode] [--help] [--version] file-
name...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the GNU version of mkfifo.
mkfifo creates a FIFO with each given name. By default,
the mode of created FIFOs is 0666 minus the bits set in
the umask.
OPTIONS
-m, --mode mode
Set the mode of created FIFOs to mode, which is
symbolic as in chmod and uses the default mode as
the point of departure.
--help Print a usage message on standard output and exit
successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then
exit successfully.
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