pipe

PIPE(2)                    Linux Programmer's Manual                   PIPE(2)



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)



Linux 0.99.11                     1993-07-23                           PIPE(2)