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Manual Reference Pages  - MKFIFO (1)

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mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

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mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

-Z, --context=CONTEXT
	set security context (quoted string)
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 coreutils mkfifo

should give you access to the complete manual.

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