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.\" $NetBSD: pipe.2,v 1.20 2003/04/16 13:34:55 wiz Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
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.\" @(#)pipe.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\"
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.Dd July 17, 1994
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.Dt PIPE 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pipe
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.Nd create descriptor pair for interprocess communication
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In unistd.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn pipe "int fildes[2]"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn pipe
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function
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creates a
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.Em pipe ,
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which is an object allowing
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unidirectional data flow,
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and allocates a pair of file descriptors.
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The first descriptor connects to the
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.Em read end
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of the pipe,
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and the second connects to the
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.Em write end ,
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so that data written to
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.Fa fildes[1]
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appears on (i.e., can be read from)
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.Fa fildes[0] .
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This allows the output of one program to be
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sent
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to another program:
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the source's standard output is set up to be
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the write end of the pipe,
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and the sink's standard input is set up to be
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the read end of the pipe.
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The pipe itself persists until all its associated descriptors are
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closed.
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.Pp
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A pipe whose read or write end has been closed is considered
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.Em widowed .
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Writing on such a pipe causes the writing process to receive
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a
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.Dv SIGPIPE
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signal.
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Widowing a pipe is the only way to deliver end-of-file to a reader:
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after the reader consumes any buffered data, reading a widowed pipe
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returns a zero count.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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On successful creation of the pipe, zero is returned.
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Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the variable
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.Va errno
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set to indicate the
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error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn pipe
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call will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EMFILE
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Too many descriptors are active.
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.It Bq Er ENFILE
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The system file table is full.
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.It Bq Er EFAULT
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The
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.Fa fildes
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buffer is in an invalid area of the process's address space.
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The reliable detection of this error cannot be guaranteed; when not
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detected, a signal may be delivered to the process, indicating an
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address violation.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr sh 1 ,
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.Xr fork 2 ,
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.Xr read 2 ,
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.Xr socketpair 2 ,
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.Xr write 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn pipe
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function conforms to
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.St -p1003.1-90 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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.Fn pipe
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function call appeared in
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.At v6 .
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