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MKFIFO(1)                      FSF                      MKFIFO(1)

NAME
       mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS
       mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION
       Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

       -m, --mode=MODE
              set permission mode (as in chmod), not 0666 - umask

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for mkfifo is maintained as a  Tex-
       info 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.

GNU fileutils 4.0         November 1998                         1

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