.CD "mkfifo \(en make a named pipe"
.SX "mkfifo [\fB\(enm \fImode\fR] \fIfifo ..."
.FL "\(enm" "Create fifo with specified mode"
.EX "mkfifo pipe" "Create \fIpipe\fP in the current directory"
.EX "mkfifo -m a+w systatus" "Create the \fIsystatus\fP writable by all"
.PP
The specified fifo special files are created.
If the \fB\(enm\fR flag is used, this will be equivalent to a chmod
on the fifo special file after its creation.