PIPE Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2) Updated: 23 July 2025 Index   NAME pipe - create pipe   SYNOPSIS #include <unistd.h> int pipe(int filedes[2]);   DESCRIPTION pipe creates a pair of file descriptors, pointing to a pipe inode, and places them in the array pointed to by filedes. filedes[0] is for reading, filedes[1] is for writing.   RETURN VALUE On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.   ERRORS EMFILE Too many file descriptors are in use by the process. ENFILE The system file table is full. EFAULT filedes is not valid.   CONFORMING TO SVr4, SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3   SEE ALSO   Index NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE ERRORS CONFORMING TO SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 11:56:06 GMT, March 24, 2025