Command xmkpipe
Name
xmkpipe creates a named pipeSynopsis
xmkpipe [options] nameDescription
Creates a named pipe. If -xml is specified then the pipe is an XDM Item pipe where each element is the internal representation of an XDM Item. Otherwise a Text pipe is created where each item is a character.
if -size is specified it limits the pipe to num bytes (text default 10240) or num elements (default 100)
Options
| -x,-xml | Creates an XML (XDM Item) pipe |
| -s,-size num | Limits the pipe to num bytes (text) or num items (xml) |
| -close | Closes the write end of the pipe |
Example
xmkpipe -xml x
{ while xread a ; do xecho $a ; xtype $a ; done <(x) ; echo Done ; } &
for i in <[ 1 to 10 ]> ; do
xecho <[ <elem>{$i}</elem> ]>
done >(x)
xmkpipe -close x
waitResult
<elem>1</elem> element() <elem>2</elem> element() <elem>3</elem> element() <elem>4</elem> element() <elem>5</elem> element() <elem>6</elem> element() <elem>7</elem> element() <elem>8</elem> element() <elem>9</elem> element() <elem>10</elem>
Return Value
Returns 0 if the the pipe was successfully created otherwise 1Commands
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