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.TH MKFIFO "1" "July 2026" "GNU coreutils 9.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mkfifo \- make FIFOs (named pipes)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mkfifo
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,NAME\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#mkfifo-m'\fB\-m, \-\-mode=\,MODE\fP\X'tty: link'\/\fR
set file permission bits to MODE, not a=rw \- umask
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#mkfifo-Z'\fB\-Z\fP\X'tty: link'
set the SELinux security context to default type
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#mkfifo--context'\fB\-\-context[=CTX]\fP\X'tty: link'
like \fB\-Z\fR, or if CTX is specified then set the
SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo#mkfifo--help'\fB\-\-help\fP\X'tty: link'
display this help and exit
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo#mkfifo--version'\fB\-\-version\fP\X'tty: link'
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to: bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBmkfifo\fP(3)
.PP
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) mkfifo invocation\(aq