27 lines
626 B
Groff
27 lines
626 B
Groff
.TH UNIX 8
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.SH NAME
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unix \- Unix Domain Sockets (PF_UNIX) / Local Sockets (PF_LOCAL)
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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#include <sys/socket.h>
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.br
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#include <sys/un.h>
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.in +5
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int socket(int \fIdomain\fP, int \fItype\fP, int \fIprotocol\fP);
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int socketpair(int \fIdomain\fP, int \fItype\fP, int \fIprotocol\fP, int \fIsv[2]\fP);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Local sockets, more commonly known as Unix Domain Sockets, provide a
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means of interprocess communication using the socket API.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR socket(2),
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.BR socketpair(2),
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.BR getpeereid(2),
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.BR uds(4)
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.SH HISTORY
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This Unix Domain Sockets first appeared in Minix 3.1.8.
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