libpipeline ☆

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Description:
C library for manipulating pipelines of subprocesses

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c-library subprocess pipelines system-programming process-management

Install: brew install libpipeline

About:
Libpipeline is a C library that provides a high-level interface for executing and managing pipelines of subprocesses. It handles the complex plumbing of piping input/output between multiple commands, managing process lifecycles, and handling errors. This allows developers to easily compose complex shell-like operations within their C applications without manual process and pipe management.

Key Features:

High-level API for process pipeline creation and execution
Automatic handling of file descriptors, pipes, and process forking
Robust error handling and reporting mechanisms
Clean, simple interface that abstracts low-level system calls

Use Cases:

Building command-line tools that need to chain external utilities
Implementing complex data processing workflows in C applications
Creating custom shell environments or process managers

Alternatives:

libuv – More comprehensive async I/O library, but heavier and less focused specifically on pipeline composition
popen() – Standard library function, but limited to simple single-direction pipes and lacks robust error handling

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 8:59am		0	VERSION_BUMP	85476801