IO::Socket::UNIX
Section: Perl Programmers Reference Guide (3)Updated: 2001-09-21
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NAME
IO::Socket::UNIX - Object interface for AF_UNIX domain socketsSYNOPSIS
use IO::Socket::UNIX;
DESCRIPTION
"IO::Socket::UNIX" provides an object interface to creating and using sockets in the AF_UNIX domain. It is built upon the IO::Socket interface and inherits all the methods defined by IO::Socket.CONSTRUCTOR
- new ( [ARGS] )
-
Creates an "IO::Socket::UNIX" object, which is a reference to a
newly created symbol (see the "Symbol" package). "new"
optionally takes arguments, these arguments are in key-value pairs.
In addition to the key-value pairs accepted by IO::Socket, "IO::Socket::UNIX" provides.
Type Type of socket (eg SOCK_STREAM or SOCK_DGRAM) Local Path to local fifo Peer Path to peer fifo Listen Create a listen socketIf the constructor is only passed a single argument, it is assumed to be a "Peer" specification.
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As of VERSION 1.18 all IO::Socket objects have autoflush turned on by default. This was not the case with earlier releases.
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METHODS
- hostpath()
- Returns the pathname to the fifo at the local end
- peerpath()
- Returns the pathanme to the fifo at the peer end
SEE ALSO
Socket, IO::SocketAUTHOR
Graham Barr. Currently maintained by the Perl Porters. Please report all bugs to <perl5-porters@perl.org>.COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1996-8 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
