Shell Programming and Scripting

/***** File: pipe.c *****/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{ int p[2];
int i, pid, status;
char buffer[20];
pipe(p); /* setting up the pipe */
if ((pid = fork()) == 0)
/* in child */
{

write(p[1],"Write the status here");

}
else
/* in parent */
{
close(p[0]);
read(pip[0], buffer,20);

}

}


Here you will have the status in the buffer string.

Thanks
R Ramkumar