.Dd 2015-10-08 .Dt MKFIFO 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm mkfifo .Nd create named pipes .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl m Ar mode .Ar name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm creates a named pipe for each .Ar name if it does not already exist. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl m Set the file .Ar mode of newly created named pipes. See .Xr chmod 1 . .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkfifo 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm utility is compliant with the .St -p1003.1-2013 specification.