PIPE
NAME
pipe - create pipe
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int pipe(int filedes[2]);
DESCRIPTION
pipe
creates a pair of file descriptors, pointing to a pipe inode, and places
them in the array pointed to by
filedes.
filedes[0]
is for reading,
filedes[1]
is for writing.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and
errno
is set appropriately.
ERRORS
- EMFILE
-
Too many file descriptors are in use by the process.
- ENFILE
-
The system file table is full.
- EFAULT
-
filedes
is not valid.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3
SEE ALSO
read(2),
write(2),
fork(2),
socketpair(2)