Linux Client Server problem

[danutz_plusplus]

Hi. I've got a bit of a problem. I'm supposed to write an app in C(no C++ allowed I guess) for a school project that will send a folder name to a Linux server, and, after returning with information from the server, it's supposed to list all the text files in that directory. The app will not run on the server.

Does anyone know any links/information as to where I might be able to find out how to do this? Anything would help I guess. I've no idea where to start, and google hasn't helped either. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I think the app has to use process pipes, etc. That's the chapter the project is under, but I don't know how exactly they could be used.

[GNiewerth]

Does netcat fit your needs?

Edit:
Noticed the pipe hint too late.

Yes, of course you can use pipes, but I don´t know details on pipes on *nix. The basic procedure is to write a server application that creates a named pipe on the local machine and listens on this pipe.
Then you need to write a client application that connects to the server´s pipe and send data through this pipe to the server.

Hope this helps at least a little bit

[danutz_plusplus]

Does netcat fit your needs?

Edit:
Noticed the pipe hint too late.

Yes, of course you can use pipes, but I don´t know details on pipes on *nix. The basic procedure is to write a server application that creates a named pipe on the local machine and listens on this pipe.
Then you need to write a client application that connects to the server´s pipe and send data through this pipe to the server.

Hope this helps at least a little bit

Oh. Ok. I think I get the overall idea. And I think I'm not supposed to actually make the apps communicate over the actual network. I think I just have to simulate this on the client pc, but with internal pipes, not named pipes. I overlooked this in my assignment. So this should take some of the load off me. Thanks for your help.

[GNiewerth]

You´re welcome