Code from answers to https://superuser.com/questions/241272/windows-how-to-redirect-file-parameter-to-stdout-windows-equivalent-of-dev-s

PipeServer.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Pipes;

class PipeServer {
    static int Main(string[] args) {
        string usage = "Usage: PipeServer <name> <in | out>";
        if (args.Length != 2) {
            Console.WriteLine(usage);
            return 1;
        }

        string name = args[0];
        if (String.Compare(args[1], "in") == 0) {
            Pipe(name, PipeDirection.In);
        }
        else if (String.Compare(args[1], "out") == 0) {
            Pipe(name, PipeDirection.Out);
        }
        else {
            Console.WriteLine(usage);
            return 1;
        }
        return 0;
    }

    static void Pipe(string name, PipeDirection dir) {
        NamedPipeServerStream pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(name, dir, 1);
        pipe.WaitForConnection();
        try {
            switch (dir) {
                case PipeDirection.In:
                    pipe.CopyTo(Console.OpenStandardOutput());
                    break;
                case PipeDirection.Out:
                    Console.OpenStandardInput().CopyTo(pipe);
                    break;
                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("unsupported direction {0}", dir);
                    return;
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            Console.WriteLine("error: {0}", e.Message);
        }
    }
}