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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. |
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. |