2025-03-14 21:59:59 -06:00
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# mkfifo
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> Make FIFOs (named pipes).
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/mkfifo-invocation.html>.
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- Create a named pipe at a given path:
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`mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}`
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- Send data through a named pipe and send the command to the background:
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`echo "{{Hello World}}" > {{path/to/pipe}} &`
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- Receive data through a named pipe:
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`cat {{path/to/pipe}}`
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- Share your terminal session in real-time:
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2025-04-03 20:36:56 -06:00
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`mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}; script {{[-f|--flush]}} {{path/to/pipe}}`
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