NAME

mkfifo - make named pipes

SYNOPSIS

mkfifo "-m mode" filename ...

DESCRIPTION

Create one or more named pipes, in the order specified, with the mode given.

If no mode is given, create them with mode 0666, modified by the umask.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

-m

The mode the fifo should be created with.

Numbers must be three octal digits (as for chmod(1).

Symbolic modes, specified the way you can for chmod(1) (such as g+w) are also acceptable.

filename ...

One or more fifo names to create

AUTHOR

Jeffrey S. Haemer and Louis Krupp

SEE ALSO

chmod(1) umask(1) mkfifo(2)