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doc: add doc for Unix abstract socket
PR-URL: #50904 Refs: #49667 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
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@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ it will unlink the Unix domain socket as well. For example,
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socket outside of these abstractions, the user will need to remove it. The same
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applies when a Node.js API creates a Unix domain socket but the program then
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crashes. In short, a Unix domain socket will be visible in the file system and
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will persist until unlinked.
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will persist until unlinked. On Linux, You can use Unix abstract socket by adding
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`\0` to the beginning of the path, such as `\0abstract`. The path to the Unix
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abstract socket is not visible in the file system and it will disappear automatically
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when all open references to the socket are closed.
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On Windows, the local domain is implemented using a named pipe. The path _must_
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refer to an entry in `\\?\pipe\` or `\\.\pipe\`. Any characters are permitted,

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