From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@...>
Date: 2003-05-19T19:34:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Named Pipes

On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 06:33:17PM +0900, Mark Firestone wrote:
> What is the recommended procedure for using named pipes in Ruby.  Does one 
> use kernel.open and then attach to the pipes using File.open, or do you use 
> popen...

As far as I know, a *named* pipe is just opened using File.open as if it
were a file (i.e. no kernel stuff required). This is how it works in Unix
anyway.

Regards,

Brian.