Mwnci isfifo() Function

Syntax

isfifo(string)

Description

The isfifo() function returns true if the path points to a named pipe , false if it points to another kind of file.

false is also returned if the path doesn’t exist

Example

include("file")
mkfifo("/tmp/pipe")
println(isfifo("/tmp/pipe"))
println(isfifo("/etc/passwd"))
unlink("/tmp/pipe")
println(isfifo("/tmp/pipe"))

true
false
false