/** Named pipe used to communicate with process3 */
char * write_pipe = "/tmp/process2pipe";
+ /** Descriptor of input pipe */
int read_descriptor;
+
+ /** Descriptor of output pipe */
int write_descriptor;
-
+
+ /**
+ * Buffer used for storing data from input pipe.
+ * Data is stored in chunks of BUFFER_STEP size.
+ * If data during reading is bigger than this value, then number of
+ * characters is saved, and buffer is cleared for reading another chunk.
+ */
char buffer[BUFFER_STEP];
-
+
+ /** Index used when iterating buffer */
int i = 0;
+
+ /** Stores number of bytes read from input pipe in current iteration */
ssize_t count = 0;
/* Reading from process1 */