http://doc.cat-v.org/unix/pipes/ http://doc.cat-v.org/unix/pipes/ . And there's a bit more about how pipes came to be in unix here: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/

http://doc.cat-v.org/unix/pipes/ http://doc.cat-v.org/unix/pipes/ . And there's a bit more about how pipes came to be in unix here: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/hist.html http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/hist.html