C++ Binary Stream File Splitter

I have tried to split the output of a named pipe (mkfifo) using the "tee" command in linux with no luck. I suspect that the file input that I am directing to tee is in a binary format since a named pipe works but when tee is introduced into the pipe, it breaks. I have successfully streamed from the source to fifo pipe and captured the output to the listening application that is listening to the fifo pipe. I am looking for a simple C++ program that is able to take 2 command arguments (for the output named pipes) and feed a piped input into this C++ program and have the stream split and output to both named pipes in the directory. Example: This does not work but the concept is the same. {command to initiate binary stream} | tee fifo1 | tee fifo2 Desired program: {command to initiate binary stream} | C++Program argument1 argument2 Basically this would be a tee script but pass binary into both named pipes. Something like this with the ability to split the incoming stream: // writing on a text file #include <iostream> #include <fstream> using namespace std; int main () { ofstream myfile ("[login to view URL]"); if (myfile.is_open()) { myfile << "This is a line.\n"; myfile << "This is another line.\n"; [login to view URL](); } else cout << "Unable to open file"; return 0; } Also, a little help to get this compiled and working on the command line. (raspberrypi)