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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