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#NAME

IO::Socket::UNIX - Object interface for AF_UNIX domain sockets

#SYNOPSIS

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 socket

If 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::Socket

#AUTHOR

Graham Barr. Currently maintained by the Perl Porters. Please report all bugs to <perl5-porters@perl.org>.

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