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.TH MKFIFO 1 "8/15/03" "Heirloom Toolchest" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mkfifo \- make FIFO special file
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBmkfifo\fR [\fB\-m\fI\ mode\fR] \fIpath\fR ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Mkfifo
creates FIFO special files on the given
.I path
names.
The default mode is 666,
and is affected by the file creation mask (see
.IR umask (2)).
.PP
The following options are accepted:
.TP
\fB\-m\fR \fImode\fP
Uses the given
.I mode
to create the directory,
ignoring the file creation mask.
.I Mode
can be given in octal or in symbolic form,
as described in
.IR chmod (1).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mknod(1),
mkfifo(2)