Content deleted Content added
m Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 4 templates: hyphenate params (4×); |
→top: mention AF_UNIX |
||
Line 1:
{{short description|Socket for exchanging data between processes executing on the same OS; similar to an Internet socket, but all communication occurs within the same OS}}
A '''Unix ___domain socket''' or '''IPC socket''' ([[inter-process communication]] socket) is a data [[Communication endpoint|communications endpoint]] for exchanging data between processes executing on the same host operating system. It is also referred to by its address family <code>AF_UNIX</code>. Valid socket types in the UNIX ___domain are:<ref name="man-unix-sockets">{{cite web
| url = http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/unix.7.html
| date = 30 April 2018
| |||