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How to copy from full path to full path under new name with overwrite?

Use the switch -T from the man page cp(1), -T, --no-target-directory [treat DEST as a normal file]
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How to keep writing in a FIFO even if there's no readers

tail -F namedpipe might be of interest to you in this case … It should keep the pipe open and writable for your service constantly. You can as well, if you want, discard its output to minimize used ...
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