MKFIFO

mkfifo ? make FIFOs (named pipes)

mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

?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-fileutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1999 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.