1MKFIFO(1)                        User Commands                       MKFIFO(1)
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NAME

6       mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17       -Z, --context=CONTEXT
18              set security context (quoted string)
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20       -m, --mode=MODE
21              set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask
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23       --help display this help and exit
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AUTHOR

29       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

32       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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35       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
36       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
37       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
38       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
39       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

42       mkfifo(3)
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44       The  full  documentation  for mkfifo is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
45       If the info and mkfifo programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
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54GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2007                         MKFIFO(1)
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