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/* testpipeparent2child.c                                            */
/* The pipe system call.                                             */
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/* Error handling code omitted.                                      */
/* Read and write system call looping omitted.                       */
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   int piPipeFd[2];
   int iPid;

   pipe(piPipeFd);

   iPid = fork();

   if (iPid == 0)
   {
      char pcBuffer[6];
      close(piPipeFd[1]);
      read(piPipeFd[0], pcBuffer, 6);
      printf("%s\n", pcBuffer);
      close(piPipeFd[0]);
      exit(0);
   }

   close(piPipeFd[0]);
   write(piPipeFd[1], "hello", 6);

   close(piPipeFd[1]);

   return 0;
}


/* Sample execution:

--> testpipeparent2child
hello
-->

*/