MKFIFO(1)

NAME
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS
mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION

Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

-Z, --context=CTX
    set the SELinux security context of each NAME to CTX

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-m, --mode=MODE
    set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw - umask

--help
    display this help and exit

--version
    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.

SEE ALSO
mkfifo(3)

The full documentation for mkfifo is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mkfifo programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info mkfifo

should give you access to the complete manual.