#include #include #include #include /* Read characters from the pipe and echo them to @code{stdout}. */ void read_from_pipe (int file) { FILE *stream; int c; stream = fdopen (file, "r"); while ((c = fgetc (stream)) != EOF) putchar (c); fclose (stream); } /* Write some random text to the pipe. */ void write_to_pipe (int file) { FILE *stream; stream = fdopen (file, "w"); fprintf (stream, "hello, world!\n"); fprintf (stream, "goodbye, world!\n"); fclose (stream); } int main (void) { pid_t pid; int mypipe[2]; /*@group*/ /* Create the pipe. */ if (pipe (mypipe)) { fprintf (stderr, "Pipe failed.\n"); return EXIT_FAILURE; } /*@end group*/ /* Create the child process. */ pid = fork (); if (pid == (pid_t) 0) { /* This is the child process. */ read_from_pipe (mypipe[0]); return EXIT_SUCCESS; } else if (pid < (pid_t) 0) { /* The fork failed. */ fprintf (stderr, "Fork failed.\n"); return EXIT_FAILURE; } else { /* This is the parent process. */ write_to_pipe (mypipe[1]); return EXIT_SUCCESS; } }