MKFIFO(1) User Commands MKFIFO(1)
NAME
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
SYNOPSIS
mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...
DESCRIPTION
Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-m, --mode=MODE
set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask
-Z, --context[=CTX]
set the SELinux security context of each NAME to default type, or CTX if specified
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report mkfifo translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
mkfifo(3)
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 coreutils 'mkfifo invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 8.22 June 2014 MKFIFO(1)
