I'm not really sure what you mean when you say "piping is systematically broken". It sounds like you might be trying do something that isn't really meant for p

I'm not really sure what you mean when you say "piping is systematically broken". It sounds like you might be trying do something that isn't really meant for piping. The general idea behind UNIX programming is that projects should be broken down into small, simple programs that rather than overly complex monolithic programs[1][2]. See also my reply to blakeyrat[3]. [1] http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id2877684 http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id... [2] http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id2877917 http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id... [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11547241 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11547241