3 files changed, 78 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/meson.build b/src/shared/meson.build
index b80b242e..3eace88d 100644
--- a/src/shared/meson.build
+++ b/src/shared/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ schedules_c = files([
   'schedules.c',
   ])
 
+pipes_c = files([
+	'pipes.c',
+	])
+
 if selinux_dep.found()
   selinux_c = files([
     'selinux.c',
diff --git a/src/shared/pipes.c b/src/shared/pipes.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5251a4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/pipes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * pipes.c
+ * Helper to handle spawning processes and connecting them to pipes.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 The OpenRC Authors.
+ * See the Authors file at the top-level directory of this distribution and
+ * https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/HEAD/AUTHORS
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenRC. It is subject to the license terms in
+ * the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this
+ * distribution and at https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
+ * This file may not be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
+ *    except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "pipes.h"
+
+static const int pipe_read_end = 0;
+static const int pipe_write_end = 1;
+
+/*
+ * Starts a command with stdin redirected from a pipe
+ * Returns the write end of the pipe or -1
+ */
+int rc_pipe_command(char *cmd)
+{
+	int pfd[2];
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	if (pipe(pfd) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid > 0) {
+		/* parent */
+		close(pfd[pipe_read_end]);
+		return pfd[pipe_write_end];
+	} else if (pid == 0) {
+		/* child */
+		close(pfd[pipe_write_end]);
+		if (pfd[pipe_read_end] != STDIN_FILENO) {
+			if (dup2(pfd[pipe_read_end], STDIN_FILENO) < 0)
+				exit(1);
+			close(pfd[pipe_read_end]);
+		}
+		execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd, NULL);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/pipes.h b/src/shared/pipes.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..861963b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/pipes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 The OpenRC Authors.
+ * See the Authors file at the top-level directory of this distribution and
+ * https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/HEAD/AUTHORS
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenRC. It is subject to the license terms in
+ * the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this
+ * distribution and at https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
+ * This file may not be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
+ *    except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RC_PIPES_H
+#define RC_PIPES_H
+
+int rc_pipe_command(char *cmd);
+
+#endif