Ordinary Pipes

Here is an illustration of how data is exchanged between a parent process and a child process via ordinary pipes:

Two ordinary pipes allow message passing between a parent and a child.

Two ordinary pipes allow message passing between a parent and a child. Miriam Briskman, CC BY-NC 4.0.

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These notes by Miriam Briskman are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 and based on sources.