#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>

#define MAX_LINE 80

int 
main(int argc, char** argv) 
{
    char line[MAX_LINE];
    int pipe;

    // open a named pipe
    pipe = open("/tmp/myFIFO", O_WRONLY);

    // get a line to send
    printf("Enter line: ");
    fgets(line, MAX_LINE, stdin);

    // actually write out the data and close the pipe
    write(pipe, line, strlen(line));

    // close the pipe
    close(pipe);
    return 0;
}