diff --git a/plugins/c9.cli.bridge/bridge_commands.js b/plugins/c9.cli.bridge/bridge_commands.js
index 1952f719..8f202a93 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.cli.bridge/bridge_commands.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.cli.bridge/bridge_commands.js
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
                     case "open":
                         open(message, e.respond);
                         break;
+                    case "pipe":
+                        createPipe(message, e.respond);
+                        break;
+                    case "pipeData":
+                        updatePipe(message, e.respond);
+                        break;
+                    case "pipeClosed":
+                        closePipe(message, e.respond);
+                        break;
                     case "ping":
                         e.respond(null, true);
                         break;
@@ -66,6 +75,32 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
         }
         
         /***** Methods *****/
+        var pipeTab; 
+        var pipeClosed = true;
+        
+        function createPipe(message, callback) {
+            if(pipeClosed)
+            {
+                tabManager.once("ready", function(){
+                    tabManager.open({focus:true, editorType: "ace"}, function(err, tab){
+                        pipeTab = tab;
+                        pipeTab.document.value += "";
+                        pipeClosed = false;
+                    });
+                });  
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+        function updatePipe(message, callback){
+            console.log(message.data);
+            pipeTab.document.value += message.data.toString();;
+        }
+        
+        function closePipe(message, callback){
+            pipeClosed = true;
+        }
+        
         
         function open(message, callback) {
             var i = -1;
diff --git a/plugins/c9.cli.open/open.js b/plugins/c9.cli.open/open.js
index d186f500..d7f7a271 100755
--- a/plugins/c9.cli.open/open.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.cli.open/open.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
         
         var fs = require("fs");
         var PATH = require("path");
+        var StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
+        var decoder = new StringDecoder("utf8");
 
         /***** Initialization *****/
         
@@ -25,19 +27,28 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             cmd.addCommand({
                 name: "open", 
                 info: "     Opens a file or directory.",
-                usage: "[--wait] <path>",
+                usage: "[--wait] [--pipe] [--stream] <path>",
                 options: {
                     "wait": {
                         description: "Wait until the file(s) are closed",
                         "default": false,
                         "boolean": true
+                    },
+                    "pipe": {
+                        description: "Pipe data from a command into c9",
+                        "default": false,
+                        "boolean": true
                     }
                 },
                 check: function(argv) {
-                    if (argv._.length < 2 && !argv["path"])
+                    if (argv._.length < 2 && !argv["path"] && !argv.pipe)
                         throw new Error("Missing path");
                 },
                 exec: function(argv) {
+                    if(argv.pipe) {
+                        openWithPipe(function(){});
+                        return;
+                    }
                     open(
                         argv._.slice(1),  // Remove "open" from the paths
                         argv.wait,
@@ -49,6 +60,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
         /***** Methods *****/
 
         function open(paths, wait, callback) {
+            
             try {
                 paths = paths.map(function(path) {
                     var isDir = fs.existsSync(path) && fs.statSync(path).isDirectory();
@@ -126,6 +138,26 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             });
         }
         
+        function openWithPipe(callback) {
+            var stdin = process.openStdin();
+            var tab;
+            
+            bridge.send({ type: "pipe" }, function(){});
+            
+            stdin.on("data", function(chunk){
+                var textChunk = decoder.write(chunk);
+                bridge.send({ type: "pipeData", data: textChunk}, function(err, message) {
+                    
+                });
+            });
+            
+            stdin.on("end", function(){
+                bridge.send({ type: "pipeClosed"}, function(err, message) {
+                    process.exit(40);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+        
         function startCloud9Local(opts, callback) {
             if (options.platform == "darwin") {
                 proc.spawn("open", {