#!/bin/sh

# Make the FIFO (first time only)
if [ ! -p "file.fifo" ]
then
        mkfifo file.fifo
fi

# run script to write to FIFO and wait for it to finish
./writefifo.sh &
cat file.fifo >/dev/null        # open other end
wait && echo "writer done"

rm -f file.fifo

exit 0

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#!/bin/sh

echo "a line to the fifo" >> file.fifo
sleep 5