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What are the advantages of using named pipe over unamedunnamed pipe?

I was reviewing a set of interview questions that are asked from a unix admin; I found a topic called "named pipe".

I googled the topic; to some extendextent I have been able to understand it :- named pipes || FIFO

But still I feel that I am lacking the knowledge of when to use this particular type of pipe. Are there any special situations where unnamed pipes would fail to work ?

What are the advantages of using named pipe over unamed pipe?

I was reviewing a set of interview questions that are asked from a unix admin; I found a topic called "named pipe".

I googled the topic; to some extend I have been able to understand it :- named pipes || FIFO

But still I feel that I am lacking the knowledge of when to use this particular type of pipe. Are there any special situations where unnamed pipes would fail to work ?

What are the advantages of using named pipe over unnamed pipe?

I was reviewing a set of interview questions that are asked from a unix admin; I found a topic called "named pipe".

I googled the topic; to some extent I have been able to understand it :- named pipes || FIFO

But still I feel that I am lacking the knowledge of when to use this particular type of pipe. Are there any special situations where unnamed pipes would fail to work ?

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What are the advantages of using named pipe over unamed pipe?

I was reviewing a set of interview questions that are asked from a unix admin; I found a topic called "named pipe".

I googled the topic; to some extend I have been able to understand it :- named pipes || FIFO

But still I feel that I am lacking the knowledge of when to use this particular type of pipe. Are there any special situations where unnamed pipes would fail to work ?