Linux mkfifo Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfifo commmand in Linux. mkfifo command is mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes) mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...

What is Linux mkfifo Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfifo command in Linux. mkfifo command is mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes) mkfifo [OPTION]… NAME…

mkfifo Syntax  

       mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...

mkfifo Examples  

mkfifo Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mkfifo command.

mkfifo command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mkfifo command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mkfifo

To open info page for mkfifo command we can use command below.

info mkfifo

To open help page from mkfifo command we can run command below.

mkfifo --help

Linux mkfifo Command Source Code  

You can find mkfifo command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfifo in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.