Section 1 · User commands

mkfifo.1

Package: coreutils-common

MKFIFO

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
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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		set the SELinux security context to default type

−−context[=CTX]

like −Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX


	−−help		display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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.