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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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