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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2015-01-28 10:41:42 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2015-01-28 10:41:42 +0100
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@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ is supported for pipes and FIFOs only since kernel 2.6.
.SS Portability notes
On some systems (but not Linux), pipes are bidirectional:
data can be transmitted in both directions between the pipe ends.
-According to POSIX.1-2001, pipes only need to be unidirectional.
+According to POSIX.1-2001, pipes need only need be unidirectional.
Portable applications should avoid reliance on
bidirectional pipe semantics.
.SH SEE ALSO