pipeclean [-f config_file] [-d directory]pipeclean is a program which scans a directory for pipes with names of the form name.nnnn where the nnnn is the pid.
prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Mar 3 16:26 crs.14998 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Mar 3 16:26 crs.14999 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Mar 11 12:15 crs.31561 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Mar 11 12:15 crs.31563 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Mar 3 13:37 gwgated.12935 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Nov 26 1996 q_test.22134 prw------- 1 mplib1 users 0 Nov 26 1996 q_test.22135It then tests whether this pid is running and if not, deletes the pipe.
The directory scanned will be the first supplied of the following