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MKFIFO(1)			  User Commands 		       MKFIFO(1)

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

     -Z     set the SELinux security context to default type

     --context[=CTX]
	    like  -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK secu-
	    rity context to CTX

     --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
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	License GPLv3+: GNU  GPL
     version 3 or later <https://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)

     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkfifo invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		       MKFIFO(1)

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