.TH fifo 1
.SH NAME
fifo \- create and read a named pipe
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fifo
.I file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B fifo
prints everything fed to the named pipe
.IR file .
It holds
.I file
open for writing so that other programs
can repeatedly open and close
.IR file .

.B fifo
creates
.I file
if
.I file
does not exist.

.B fifo
normally runs forever.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mkfifo(1),
mkfifo(2)