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mkfifo

Make FIFOs (named pipes). More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo.

  • Create a named pipe at a given path:

mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}

  • Send data through a named pipe and send the command to the background:

echo "{{Hello World}}" > {{path/to/pipe}} &

  • Receive data through a named pipe:

cat {{path/to/pipe}}

  • Share your terminal session in real-time:

mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}; script -f {{path/to/pipe}}