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1.TH MKFIFO 1
2.SH NAME
3mkfifo \- make a named pipe
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBmkfifo [\fB\-m \fImode\fR] \fIfifo ...\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH OPTIONS
18.FL "\-m" "Create fifo with specified mode"
19.SH EXAMPLES
20.EX "mkfifo pipe" "Create \fIpipe\fP in the current directory"
21.EX "mkfifo -m a+w systatus" "Create the \fIsystatus\fP writable by all"
22.SH DESCRIPTION
23.PP
24The specified fifo special files are created.
25If the \fB\-m\fR flag is used, this will be equivalent to a chmod
26on the fifo special file after its creation.
27.SH "SEE ALSO"
28.BR chmod (1),
29.BR mknod (2),
30.BR mknod (8).
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