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diff --git a/util/iobuf.c b/util/iobuf.c
index 1a97e564f..26cde114f 100644
--- a/util/iobuf.c
+++ b/util/iobuf.c
@@ -1005,6 +1005,16 @@ check_special_filename ( const char *fname )
return -1;
}
+/* This fucntion returns true if FNAME indicates a PIPE (stdout or
+ stderr) or a special file name if those are enabled. */
+int
+iobuf_is_pipe_filename (const char *fname)
+{
+ if (!fname || (*fname=='-' && !fname[1]) )
+ return 1;
+ return check_special_filename (fname) != -1;
+}
+
/****************
* Create a head iobuf for reading from a file
* returns: NULL if an error occures and sets errno