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mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...
Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.
Mandatory arguments to
long options are mandatory for short options too.
- -m, --mode=MODE
- set permission
mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - umask
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2004 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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 mkfifo
should give you access to the complete manual.
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