pipe

Synopsis

include "lib.m";
pipe:= load Pipe Pipe->PATH;
fds:    fn(): (ref Sys->FD, ref Sys->FD);
files:  fn(): (string, string);

fds ( )	The fds opens a pair of files. One file is the read end of a simulation of a pipe for thread-to-thread communication and the other is the write end. The returns a tuple with the read and write file descriptors, respectively. In case the pipe cannot be created, fds returns (nil, nil).
files ( )	The `files` function returns a pair of file names to be opened. The first name is for the read end of a pipe and the second name is for the write end of a pipe.

file2chan	Creating file/channel associations
open	Converting file name to ref FD
read	Accessing a file via ref FD