Pipes: Named and Unnamed (Unix)

Blog post: https://joshrosso.com/c/pipes

Pipes are cool. We all use them, but have you ever considered what’s happening behind the scenes? Additionally, did you know there’s a way to persist them to act as simple queues, facilitating interprocess communication? I’ll be delving into pipes today. Let’s go!

A Unix pipe is a form of redirection that allows data to flow from one command to another, connecting the output of one command to the input of another command without using an intermediate file. Pipes are a powerful feature of Unix-like operating systems and can be used to create complex command pipelines for achieving higher-level tasks.

Overview: 00:00:00
Internals: 00:01:59
Building Pipe Compatible Tools: 00:03:57
Named Pipes: 00:10:45
Wrapping Up: 00:14:45