MKFIFO(1) User Commands MKFIFO(1)

mkfifo - make FIFO special file

mkfifo [-m mode] path ...

Mkfifo creates FIFO special files on the given path names. The default mode is 666, and is affected by the file creation mask (see umask(2)).

The following options are accepted:

Uses the given mode to create the directory, ignoring the file creation mask. Mode can be given in octal or in symbolic form, as described in chmod(1).

mknod(1), mkfifo(2)

8/15/03 Heirloom Toolchest