Linux "mkfifo" Command Line Options and Examples

make a FIFO special file

Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

Usage:

mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...

Command Line Options:

-m

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


                            mkfifo -m ...

-Z

set the SELinux security context to default type


                            mkfifo -Z ...

--context[

like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX


                            mkfifo --context[ ...

--help

display this help and exit


                            mkfifo --help ...

--version

output version information and exitAUTHORWritten by David MacKenzie.REPORTING BUGSGNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>Report mkfifo translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>COPYRIGHTCopyright © 2017 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.


                            mkfifo --version ...