Make FIFOs (named pipes)
Creates the fifos requested, in the order specified, using mode 0666 modified
by the current umask.
Syntax mkfifo [-m mode] fifo_name ... Options -m Set the file permission bits of newly-created directories to mode. The mode is specified as in chmod. In symbolic mode strings, the `+' and `-' operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of `a=rw'
mkfifo requires write permission in the parent directory.
mkfifo exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
A "FIFO" is a special file type that permits independent processes to communicate. One process opens the FIFO file for writing, and another for reading, after which data can flow as with the usual anonymous pipe in shells or elsewhere.
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (This is not a pipe) ~ Magritte
mknod - Make block or character special files.
sed - Stream Editor.
umask - Users file creation mask.