@node pipe
@section @code{pipe}
@findex pipe

POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pipe.html}

Gnulib module: pipe-posix

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
mingw, MSVC 9.
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function crashes rather than failing with @code{EMFILE} if no
resources are left on some platforms:
Cygwin 1.7.9.
@end itemize