Chapter 8: Interprocess communication using UNIX domain sockets

Table of contents

• Chapter 8: Interprocess communication using UNIX domain sockets
  • Socket types (UNIX domain)
    • Stream sockets
    • Datagram sockets
  • Creating a socket (UNIX domain)
    • Socket creation errors (UNIX domain)
    • Binding socket names (UNIX domain)
    • Making a connection (UNIX domain)
    • The server (UNIX domain)
    • Accepting a connection (UNIX domain)
    • Connection errors (UNIX domain)
  • Transferring data via a socket (UNIX domain)
  • Closing sockets and discarding queued data (UNIX domain)
  • Connectionless sockets (UNIX domain)
    • Sending from datagram sockets (UNIX domain)
    • Receiving on datagram sockets (UNIX domain)
    • Using connect on a datagram socket (UNIX domain)
  • Input/Output multiplexing (UNIX domain)
  • Socketpairs (UNIX domain only)
  • Networking library routines for UNIX sockets
    • Manipulating byte strings (UNIX domain)
  • Error handling in programming (UNIX domain)
    • Socket error indications (UNIX domain)
    • List of error codes
  • Socket Tutorial (UNIX domain)
    • Creating a socket (UNIX domain)
    • Address structures (UNIX domain)
    • Elementary system calls (UNIX domain)
    • Code samples (UNIX domain)
    • Datagrams in the UNIX domain
    • Socketpair sample code (UNIX only)