IO::Socket::UNIX(Perl Programmers Reference GuIO::Socket::UNIX(3)NAMEIO::Socket::UNIX - Object interface for AF_UNIX domain
sockets
SYNOPSIS
use IO::Socket::UNIX;
DESCRIPTION
"IO::Socket::UNIX" provides an object interface to creat
ing and using sockets in the AF_UNIX domain. It is built
upon the the IO::Socket manpage interface and inherits all
the methods defined by the IO::Socket manpage.
CONSTRUCTOR
new ( [ARGS] )
Creates an "IO::Socket::UNIX" object, which is a ref
erence 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 the
IO::Socket manpage, "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.
NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE
As of VERSION 1.18 all IO::Socket objects have aut
oflush turned on by default. This was not the case
with earlier releases.
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METHODShostpath()
Returns the pathname to the fifo at the local end
peerpath()
Returns the pathanme to the fifo at the peer end
SEE ALSO
the Socket manpage, the IO::Socket manpage
AUTHOR
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.
2001-02-22 perl v5.6.1 IO::Socket::UNIX(3)
