Language Ccpp Cref Examples PIPE1.C

/ ****************************************************************
 *
 * Purpose: Basic example of pipe. 
 *          Read and write fixed length records across a pipe.
 *          This is about a simple as they come...
 *
 * Author:  M J Leslie
 *
 * Date:    17 Apr 96
 *
 ****************************************************************/

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>			/* pipe.		*/
#include <signal.h>

void Child  (pid_t Handle);
void Parent (pid_t Handle);

main()
{

  pid_t		Pid;
  int 		fd[2];

  pipe(fd);				/* Create two file descriptors 	*/

  Pid = fork();

  if ( Pid == 0)			/* Child			*/
  {
    close(fd[0]);
    Child(fd[1]);
    puts("Child end");
  }
  else					/* Parent.			*/
  {
    close(fd[1]);
    Parent(fd[0]);
    puts("Parent end");
  }
}

/****************************************************************
 *
 *      The Child sends data to the parent.
 *
 ****************************************************************/

void Child(pid_t Handle)
{
  char Buff[]="Martin 1 abcdefghijklmnop ";

  write(Handle, Buff, strlen(Buff)+1);

  Buff[7] = '2';
  write(Handle, Buff, strlen(Buff)+1);

  Buff[7] = '3';
  write(Handle, Buff, strlen(Buff)+1);

  Buff[7] = '4';
  write(Handle, Buff, strlen(Buff)+1);  
  
  close(Handle);
}

/****************************************************************
 *
 *      Read the data sent by the child.
 *
 ****************************************************************/


void Parent(pid_t Handle)
{

  char Buff[50];

  /* ...	Read EXACTLY the number of bytes sent. 
     ...	0 is returned when the pipe is closed by the child. */

  while (read(Handle,Buff, 27) > 0)
  {
    printf("%s\n", Buff);
  }
      
}