nn_ipc(7)
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NAME
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nn_ipc - inter-process transport mechanism


SYNOPSIS
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*#include <nanomsg/nn.h>*

*#include <nanomsg/ipc.h>*


DESCRIPTION
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Inter-process transport allows for sending messages between processes within
a single box. The implementation uses native IPC mechanism provided by the local
operating system and the IPC addresses are thus OS-specific.

On POSIX-compliant systems, UNIX domain sockets are used and IPC addresses are
file references. Note that both relative (ipc://test.ipc) and absolute
(ipc:///tmp/test.ipc) paths may be used. Also note that access rights on the IPC
files must be set in such a way that the appropriate applications can actually
use them.

On Windows, named pipes are used for IPC. IPC address is an arbitrary
case-insensitive string containing any character except for backslash.
Internally, address ipc://test means that named pipe \\.\pipe\test will be used.

EXAMPLE
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nn_bind (s1, "ipc:///tmp/test.ipc");
nn_connect (s2, "ipc:///tmp/test.ipc");
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SEE ALSO
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<<nn_inproc#,nn_inproc(7)>>
<<nn_tcp#,nn_tcp(7)>>
<<nn_bind#,nn_bind(3)>>
<<nn_connect#,nn_connect(3)>>
<<nanomsg#,nanomsg(7)>>


AUTHORS
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link:mailto:sustrik@250bpm.com[Martin Sustrik]
