IO::Socket::UNIX - Object interface for AF_UNIX domain sockets
use IO::Socket::UNIX;
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.
IO::Socket::UNIX
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.
Symbol
new
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.
Peer
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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.
Returns the pathname to the fifo at the local end
Returns the pathanme to the fifo at the peer end
Socket, IO::Socket
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