#!/bin/bash [[ -z $1 ]] && echo "Usage: toggle-pipe.sh path-to-pipe" && exit 1 state="$1.state" [[ -p $1 ]] || mkfifo $1 [[ -f $state ]] || echo 0 > $state v=$(<$state) if [[ x$v == x1 ]]; then v=0; else v=1; fi echo $v > $state; echo -e "$v\\\n" > $1;