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.22135
It then tests whether this
pid is running and if not, deletes the pipe.
The directory scanned will be the first supplied of the following