Module unix

Available on Unix only.

Unix-specific functionality for various interprocess communication primitives, as well as Unix-specific ones.

FIFO files

This type of interprocess communication similar to unnamed pipes in that they are unidirectional byte channels which behave like files. The difference is that FIFO files are actual (pseudo)files on the filesystem and thus can be accessed by unrelated applications (one doesn’t need to be spawned by another).

FIFO files are available on all supported systems.

Modules

fifo_file

Creation of FIFO files.

local_socket

Unix-specific local socket features.

uds_local_socket

Local sockets implemented using Unix domain sockets.

unnamed_pipe

Unix-specific named pipe functionality.