mkfifo (1) - Linux Manuals

mkfifo: make FIFOs (named pipes)

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.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 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.