README.md

pipex

Build and running the project

make && ./pipex file1 cmd1 cmd2 file2

Examples

$> < file1 cmd1 | cmd2 > file2

$> < in ls -l | wc -l > outfile
$> < in grep a1 | wc -w > outfile


$> ./pipex file1 cmd1 cmd2 file2

$> ./pipex in "ls -l" "wc -l" out
$> ./pipex in "grep a1" "wc -w" out

Ressources

• Process control
• Pipes, forks & dups
• Pipe: an inter-process communication method
• Bash pipe tutorial
• Pipelines (Bash reference manual)