mkfifo

Provides Ruby's File class with a new method called ::mkfifo that creates a named pipe (FIFO). This gem is a simple C extension wrapping the *nixish mkfifo(3) function.


License
WTFPL
Install
gem install mkfifo -v 0.1.1

Documentation

mkfifo

Binds the mkfifo(3) function to Ruby as a class method for Ruby’s built-in File class.

Usage

require "mkfifo"
File.mkfifo('/path/to/file')