Unix pipe

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Inter-process communication mechanism
gptkbp:allows Chaining of commands
gptkbp:category Operating system feature
gptkbp:enables Output of one process to be input of another
gptkbp:example cat file.txt | sort
ls | grep txt
gptkbp:fileDescriptor Read end
Write end
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Unix pipe
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Douglas_McIlroy
gptkbp:introducedIn 1973
gptkbp:operates Byte streams
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkb:Named_pipe
Redirection
Standard streams
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:POSIX
gptkbp:symbol |
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Unix
Unix-like operating systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:plumber_(interprocess_communication)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6