pipe?

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     stat.pipe?    => true or false
 *  
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if the operating system supports pipes and
 *  <i>stat</i> is a pipe; <code>false</code> otherwise.
 */

static VALUE
rb_stat_p(obj)
    VALUE obj;
{
#ifdef S_IFIFO
    if (S_ISFIFO(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;

#endif
    return Qfalse;
}