MKFIFO(1)

NAME
       mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS
       mkfifo  [-m mode] [--mode=mode] [--help] [--version] file-
       name...

DESCRIPTION
       This documentation is no longer being maintained  and  may
       be inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is
       now the authoritative source.

       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.