comment on how pipe work
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commands.c
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@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ int execute_pipe(char ***args) {
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int pipefd[2];
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int status;
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pid_t pid;
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int i = 0;
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int in = 0;
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int num_cmds = 0;
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@ -214,22 +213,24 @@ int execute_pipe(char ***args) {
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for (int i = 0; i < num_cmds - 1; i++) {
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pipe(pipefd);
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if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
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dup2(in, 0); // change input according to the old one
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// then this (child)
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dup2(in, STDIN_FILENO); // get input from previous command
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if (i < num_cmds - 1) {
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dup2(pipefd[1], 1); // change output to the input of the next command
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dup2(pipefd[1], STDOUT_FILENO); // make output go to pipe (next output)
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}
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close(pipefd[0]);
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close(pipefd[0]); // close original input
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status = execute(args[i]);
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exit(status);
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} else if (pid < 0) {
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perror("fork failed");
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}
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close(pipefd[1]);
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in = pipefd[0];
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// this will be executed first
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close(pipefd[1]); // close output
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in = pipefd[0]; // save the input for the next command
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}
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if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
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dup2(in, 0);
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dup2(in, STDIN_FILENO); // get input from pipe
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status = execute(args[num_cmds - 1]);
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exit(status);
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} else if (pid < 0) {
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@ -240,11 +241,5 @@ int execute_pipe(char ***args) {
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for (int i = 0; i < num_cmds; i++) {
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wait(&status);
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}
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return 1;
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}
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