[regularfry]

I recommend https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/013937681X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gl... as an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Unix filesystem. Certainly a better education than I could give here.

[Chris2048]

The original post was:

  that doesn't allow you to do all the things you can do with a real file

I'm not interested in what the differences between a pipe and a file are (I know) - I'm interested in why OP thinks they are relevant in this specific context/case; particularly in context of my statement:

  seems to me that files are more restrictive

Is, for example, a sticky bit relevant to systemd log files?