NAME

mkfifo − make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS

mkfifo [−m mode] [−−mode=mode] [−−help] [−−version] path... 

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the GNU version of mkfifo.  mkfifo creates a FIFO with each given name.  By default, the mode of created FIFOs is 0666 minus the bits set in the umask. 

OPTIONS

−m, −−mode mode
Set the mode of created FIFOs to mode, which is symbolic as in chmod and uses the default mode as the point of departure.

−−help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.

−−version
Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.