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Primary LanguageC

Minitalk: Inter-Process Communication in C

Minitalk is a simple inter-process communication system in C, designed to transmit text messages between a client process and a server process. It operates using Unix signals, allowing processes to communicate efficiently and asynchronously.

Operation:

  1. Server: The server is started first. It waits to receive a message from the client.
  2. Client: The client sends a text message to the server.
  3. Communication: The client's message is sent to the server using Unix signals.
  4. Processing: The server receives the signals, interprets them, and reconstructs the original message.
  5. Display: The message received by the server is displayed on the standard output.

Key Components:

  • Signals: Minitalk uses the Unix signals SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 for communication between client and server processes.
  • Structures: Data structures are used to store important information,