diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/Makefile b/pipes/ping-pong/Makefile
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/Makefile
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+SHELL:=/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = 
+LDFLAGS = 
+
+pipong: pipong.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f pipong
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/pipong.c b/pipes/ping-pong/pipong.c
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/pipong.c
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+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/*
+ * pipong is a program that uses UNIX system calls to “ping-pong” a byte between
+ * two processes over a pair of pipes, one for each direction. Measure the
+ * program’s performance, in ex- changes per second.
+ *
+ * it's an exercise from:
+ * <https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.1810/2024/xv6/book-riscv-rev4.pdf>
+ * */
+
+
+//struct pp_child {
+//    int out_fd[2];
+//    int in[2];
+//    int result_pipe_fd[2];
+//};
+
+/*
+ * this is one side of the pingpong game, it 
+ * out -> end of the pipe to write output (fd)
+ * */
+void timed_pingpong(float delayInSeconds, int in_fd, int out_fd, int result_fd) {
+    time_t startTime;
+    time_t now;
+    float elapsedTime = 0;
+    float setTime = delayInSeconds;
+
+    char c;
+    int count = 0;
+
+    time(&startTime);
+    while (elapsedTime < setTime) {
+        if (read(in_fd, &c, 1) != 1)  /* read 1 byte from in_fd (ping) */
+            break;
+        write(out_fd, &c, 1);         /* write 1 byte to out_fd (pong) */
+        count++;
+        now = time(NULL);
+        elapsedTime = difftime(now, startTime);
+    }
+    // write the total number of bytes written
+    write(result_fd, &count, sizeof(count));
+    close(result_fd);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    pid_t c1, c2;
+
+    // pipe descriptors
+    int p2c[2];  /* parent to child */
+    int up[2];
+    int down[2];
+    int r1[2], r2[2];
+
+    if ((pipe(up) == -1) || (pipe(down)) ||
+        (pipe(r1) == -1) || (pipe(r2))) {
+        perror("pipe");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    // internal buffers for children
+    char buf1, buf2;
+
+    // counters for checking how many bytes are written
+    int counter = 0;
+
+    if (argc != 3) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <string> <runtime (sec)>\n", argv[0]);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    /* could add check here to make sure arv[1] is only a single byte */
+    /* but maybe it's easier to always just play with one byte */
+
+    float delay_sec = atof(argv[2]);
+
+    if (signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN) == SIG_ERR) {
+        perror("signal");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    /* spawn two child processes */
+    c1 = fork();
+    if (c1 == -1) {
+        perror("fork");
+    }
+    if (c1 == 0) {
+        // close fds that we don't need here
+        close(down[1]);
+        close(up[0]);
+        close(r1[0]);
+        // read down stdin, write up stdout
+        timed_pingpong(delay_sec, down[0], up[1], r1[1]);
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
+
+    c2 = fork();
+    if (c2 == -1) {
+        perror("fork");
+    }
+    if (c2 == 0) {
+        // close unneeded fds
+        close(up[1]);
+        close(down[0]);
+        close(r2[0]);
+        // read up stdin, write down stdout
+        timed_pingpong(delay_sec, up[0], down[1], r2[1]);
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
+    /* Parent writes the initial byte from argv[1] to up_pipe */
+    write(up[1], argv[1], 1);
+
+    long c1_count = 0, c2_count = 0;
+    read(r1[0], &c1_count, sizeof(c1_count));
+    read(r2[0], &c2_count, sizeof(c2_count));
+
+    waitpid(c1, NULL, 0);
+    waitpid(c2, NULL, 0);
+
+    printf("Child 1: %ld, child 2: %ld bytes in %.2f seconds\n", c1_count, c2_count, delay_sec);
+    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/readme.md b/pipes/ping-pong/readme.md
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+# ping pong with pipes
+
+Note to self... remember to fix the hole in your pipe!
+
+Two child processes talk to each other via a set of pipes, ping-ponging
+a byte back and fourth. The program measures how many times the byte is
+transferred between processes in a time interval specified by the user.
+
+```
++->ifd > [ c1 ] > ofd->--|
+|          +-------<-----+
++----<-----|---<------+--+
++-----<----+             |
+|                        |
++-> ifd > [ c2 ] > ofd --+
+
+```
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/result.txt b/pipes/ping-pong/result.txt
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/result.txt
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+Child 1 21172600 bytes in 100.00 seconds
+Child 2 21172601 bytes in 100.00 seconds
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/benchmark.sh b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/benchmark.sh
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/benchmark.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "usage: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} <location>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+LOCATION="$1"
+
+echo "running on ${LOCATION} - pipong will transfer a byte back and forth between two processes via a set of pipes..."
+
+count=0
+total=0
+for sec in 1.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 16.0 32.0;
+do
+    run=$(./pipong A "$sec" | awk '{tot = $3 + $6} END {print tot / $9}' )
+    total=$((total + run))
+    count=$((count+1))
+done
+
+
+# Average
+result=$((total / count))
+printf "no of bytes transferred: %s (b/sec) \n" "$result"
+
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_a.sh b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_a.sh
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_a.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# two named pipes
+if [ ! -f p1 ]; then
+    mkfifo p1
+fi
+if [ ! -f p2 ]; then
+    mkfifo p2
+fi
+
+# proc A
+while true;
+do
+    while IFS= read -r msg;
+    do
+        echo "$msg"
+        if [ "$msg" == "pong" ]; then
+            echo ping > ./p2
+            sleep 1
+        fi
+    done <<<$(cat ./p1)
+done
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_b.sh b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_b.sh
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/pingpong_b.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# proc B
+while true;
+do
+    while IFS= read -r msg;
+    do
+        echo "$msg"
+        if [ "$msg" == "ping" ]; then
+            echo pong > ./p1
+            sleep 1
+        fi
+    done <<<$(cat ./p2)
+done
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/repl.sh b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/repl.sh
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/repl.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PID=""
+
+while inotifywait -q ./pipong.c; do
+    echo -e "\n\n"
+
+    # If a previous instance is running, kill it
+    if [[ -n "$PID" ]] && kill -0 "$PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Killing running instance ($PID)…"
+        kill "$PID"
+        wait "$PID" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+
+    echo "Starting new instance…"
+    make clean && make
+    ./pipong A &
+    PID=$!
+done
+
diff --git a/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/single.sh b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/single.sh
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+++ b/pipes/ping-pong/scripts/single.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+player1 () {
+    while true
+    do read n
+        if "$n" == "ping"; then
+            echo pong > fifo2
+        fi
+    done <<<$(cat fifo1)
+}
+
+player2 () {
+    while true
+    do read n
+        if "$n" == "pong"; then
+            echo ping > fifo1
+        fi
+    done <<<$(cat fifo2)
+}
+
+mkfifo fifo1
+mkfifo fifo2
+
+(echo "ping" > fifo1; (player1; player2))