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+/**
+ * pipe.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Markus Broeker
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <wait.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#define MAX 50
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int tube[2];
+    int i, status, count = 0;
+
+    pid_t pid;
+
+    char buffer[80];
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MAX; i++) {
+        if (pipe (tube) == -1) {
+            perror ("PIPE");
+
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        pid = fork ();
+        switch (pid) {
+        case 0:
+            // we only want to write
+            close (tube[0]);
+
+            /**
+             * copy on write: every forked process gets its own copy of i
+             *                and the magic of synchronization works
+             */
+            for (i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
+                status = write (tube[1], "MESSAGE FROM SON\n", 17);
+            break;
+
+        case -1:
+            printf ("ERROR");
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            printf ("Son started as pid %d\n", pid);
+
+            // we only want to read...
+            close (tube[1]);
+
+            FILE *f = fdopen (tube[0], "r");
+            assert (f != NULL);
+            while (fgets (buffer, sizeof (buffer), f) != NULL) {
+                printf ("FATHER RECEIVED [%4d]: %s", count++, buffer);
+            }
+
+            if (fclose (f) < 0)
+                perror ("fclose");
+
+            printf ("PID [%4d] has finished...\n", wait (&pid));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}