MKFIFO(1) General Commands Manual MKFIFO(1)

mkfifo - Create a FIFO with the given name.

mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...

Create a FIFO with the given name.

file permissions for the fifo
set the SELinux security context to default type
like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
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v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0

2026-09-01