mkfifo

creates named pipes

TLDR

Create named pipe

$ mkfifo [pipe_name]

Create with permissions

$ mkfifo -m [600] [pipe_name]

Create multiple pipes

$ mkfifo [pipe1] [pipe2] [pipe3]

Create FIFO with default SELinux context

$ mkfifo -Z [pipe_name]

SYNOPSIS

mkfifo [options] name

DESCRIPTION

mkfifo creates named pipes (FIFOs). Named pipes allow inter-process communication.The tool creates special files for piping between processes. Data flows first-in-first-out.

PARAMETERS

NAME

Path of the FIFO to create.

-m MODE, --mode=MODE

Set file permission bits to MODE (as with chmod), not a=rw minus umask.

-Z

Set the SELinux security context to the default type.

--context[=CTX]

Set the SELinux or SMACK security context to the specified value.

--help

Display help information.

--version

Output version information.

CAVEATS

Blocking by default. Removed manually. Different from anonymous pipes.

HISTORY

mkfifo is a POSIX utility for creating named pipes for inter-process communication.