os_labs/lab2/task8.c

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
// A macro to simplify my life
#define FORK_TASK(IN_FORK, IN_THIS) { \
int f = fork(); \
switch (f) { \
case -1: perror("fork() returned an error!"); exit(1); \
case 0: IN_FORK; exit(0); \
default: IN_THIS; \
} \
}
int main() {
// Task 8
printf("\n\nTask 8\n");
int pipefd[2];
if (pipe(pipefd) == -1) {
perror("Couldn't create pipe!");
exit(1);
}
char buff[256];
FORK_TASK(
{
close(pipefd[0]);
printf("In fork\n");
dup2(pipefd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
snprintf(buff, 256, "Written from fork, pid %d\n", getpid());
//printf("FORK: Message = %s, Len = %lu\n", buff, strlen(buff));
write(pipefd[1], buff, strlen(buff));
close(pipefd[1]);
},
{
wait(NULL);
close(pipefd[1]);
printf("Fork responded:\n");
while (read(pipefd[0], buff, 1) > 0) {
printf("%c", buff[0]);
}
close(pipefd[0]);
}
)
return 0;
}