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Re: PipeFS

#580
From: Clive Jones
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:48
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In article <1992Nov19.205326.365@logica.co.uk>, blacka@logica.co.uk writes:
> Can someone explain pipefs to me. I gather you can write to
> pipefs::afile and someone else can read it.
> 
> My machine (RISCOS 3.1) just gives you unknown filling
> system.

The solution to this is simple - the filing system is PipeFS, but the prefix
is Pipe:. Try booting two task windows, and doing *BUILD Pipe:TestFile in the
first, and *TYPE Pipe:TestFile in the second. Then type into the first window.

--Clive.
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From: crj10@phx.cam.ac.uk (Clive Jones)
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Subject: Re: PipeFS
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