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UNIX(8)                     System Manager's Manual                    UNIX(8)

NAME
       unix - Unix Domain Sockets (PF_UNIX) / Local Sockets (PF_LOCAL)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/socket.h>
       #include <sys/un.h>

       int socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
       int socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2]);

DESCRIPTION
       Local  sockets,  more  commonly known as Unix Domain Sockets, provide a
       means of interprocess communication using the socket API.

SEE ALSO
       socket(2), socketpair(2), getpeereid(2), uds(4)

HISTORY
       This Unix Domain Sockets first appeared in Minix 3.1.8.

                                                                       UNIX(8)

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