NAME
    mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS
    mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION
    Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

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

    -m, --mode=MODE
    set permission mode (as in chmod), 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 (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    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.