ctrngk · February 28, 2017 04:49
diff --git a/namedPipes.sh b/namedPipes.sh
 # create pipe, tail it, and read from stdin in a program
 mkfifo namedPipe; tail -f namedPipe | while true; do read msg; echo $msg; done;

 # now send messages from another shell
 echo "start" > namedPipe
 echo "stop" > namedPipe
	# create pipe, tail it, and read from stdin in a program
	mkfifo namedPipe; tail -f namedPipe \| while true; do read msg; echo $msg; done;

	# now send messages from another shell
	echo "start" > namedPipe
	echo "stop" > namedPipe