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diff --git a/docs/man/nng_ipc.7.adoc b/docs/man/nng_ipc.7.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index 456ea547..00000000 --- a/docs/man/nng_ipc.7.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,112 +0,0 @@ -= nng_ipc(7) -// -// Copyright 2024 Staysail Systems, Inc. <info@staysail.tech> -// Copyright 2018 Capitar IT Group BV <info@capitar.com> -// -// This document is supplied under the terms of the MIT License, a -// copy of which should be located in the distribution where this -// file was obtained (LICENSE.txt). A copy of the license may also be -// found online at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. -// - -== NAME - -nng_ipc - IPC transport - -== DESCRIPTION - -(((IPC)))(((transport, _ipc_))) -The ((_ipc_ transport)) provides communication support between -sockets within different processes on the same host. -For POSIX platforms, this is implemented using ((UNIX domain sockets)). -For Windows, this is implemented using Windows ((Named Pipes)). -Other platforms may have different implementation strategies. - -// We need to insert a reference to the nanomsg RFC. - -=== URI Formats - -==== Traditional Names - -(((URI, `ipc://`))) -This transport uses URIs using the scheme `ipc://`, followed by a path -name in the file system where the socket or named pipe should be created. - -TIP: On Windows, all names are prefixed by `\\.\pipe\` and do not -reside in the normal file system. -On POSIX platforms, the path is taken literally, and is relative to -the current directory, unless it begins with `/`, in which case it is -relative to the root directory. - -NOTE: When using relative paths on POSIX systems, the address used and returned -in properties like `NNG_OPT_LOCADDR` and `NNG_OPT_URL` will also be relative. -Consequently, they will only be interpreted the same by processes that have -the same working directory. -To ensure maximum portability and safety, absolute paths are recommended -whenever possible. - -NOTE: If compatibility with legacy _nanomsg_ applications is required, -then path names must not be longer than 122 bytes, including the final -`NUL` byte. -This is because legacy versions of _nanomsg_ cannot express URLs -longer than 128 bytes, including the `ipc://` prefix. - -==== UNIX Aliases - -(((URI, `unix://`))) -The `unix://` scheme is an alias for `ipc://` and can be used inter-changeably, but only -on POSIX systems. - -The purpose of this scheme is to support a future transport making use of `AF_UNIX` -on Windows systems, at which time it will be necessary to discriminate between -the Named Pipes and the `AF_UNIX` based transports. - -==== Abstract Names - -(((URI, `abstract://`))) -On Linux, this transport also can support abstract sockets. -Abstract sockets use a URI-encoded name after the scheme, which allows arbitrary values to be conveyed -in the path, including embedded `NUL` bytes. -For example, the name `"a\0b"` would be represented as `abstract://a%00b`. - -TIP: An empty name may be used with a listener to request "`auto bind`" be used to select a name. -In this case the system will allocate a free name. -The name assigned may be retrieved using `NNG_OPT_LOCADDR`. - -NOTE: _NNG_ cannot represent an abstract socket with the empty name. - -NOTE: Abstract names do not include the leading `NUL` byte used in the low-level socket address. - -Abstract sockets do not have any representation in the file system, and are automatically freed by -the system when no longer in use. -Abstract sockets ignore socket permissions, but it is still possible to determine the credentials -of the peer with `NNG_OPT_PEER_UID`, etc. - -=== Socket Address - -When using an xref:nng_sockaddr.5.adoc[`nng_sockaddr`] structure, -the actual structure is of type xref:nng_sockaddr_ipc.5.adoc[`nng_sockaddr_ipc`], -except for abstract sockets, which use xref:nng_sockaddr_abstract.5.adoc[`nng_sockaddr_abstract`]. - -=== Transport Options - -The following transport options are supported by this transport, -where supported by the underlying platform. - -* xref:nng_ipc_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_IPC_PERMISSIONS[`NNG_OPT_IPC_PERMISSIONS`] -* xref:nng_ipc_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_IPC_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR[`NNG_OPT_IPC_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_LOCADDR[`NNG_OPT_LOCADDR`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_REMADDR[`NNG_OPT_REMADDR`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_PEER_GID[`NNG_OPT_PEER_GID`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_PEER_PID[`NNG_OPT_PEER_PID`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_PEER_UID[`NNG_OPT_PEER_UID`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_PEER_ZONEID[`NNG_OPT_PEER_ZONEID`] -* xref:nng_options.5.adoc#NNG_OPT_URL[`NNG_OPT_URL`] - -== SEE ALSO - -[.text-left] -xref:nng_sockaddr.5.adoc[nng_sockaddr(5)], -xref:nng_ipc_options.5.adoc[nng_ipc_options(5)], -xref:nng_options.5.adoc[nng_options(5)], -xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)] |
