mkfifo

Make FIFOs (named pipes).

Runs as mkfifo|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 2 fields

Create one or more named pipes, optionally with explicit permission bits.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui mkfifo

Create FIFOsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

FIFO paths*

any

Mode

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Create a FIFO

fifomode

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

FIFO paths

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Mode

Permission bits of the new FIFOs, without respect to the umask.
string

-m066606440444

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed mkfifo against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.