SOCKETPAIR(2) COMMAND REFERENCE SOCKETPAIR(2)
NAME
socketpair - create a pair of connected sockets
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
socketpair(d, type, protocol, sv)
int d, type, protocol;
int sv[2];
DESCRIPTION
The socketpair call creates an unnamed pair of connected
sockets in the specified domain d, of the specified type,
and using the optionally specified protocol. The
descriptors used in referencing the new sockets are returned
in sv[0] and sv[1]. The two sockets are indistinguishable.
DIAGNOSTICS
The call succeeds unless:
[EMFILE] Too many descriptors are in use by this
process.
[EAFNOSUPPORT] The specified address family is not supported
on this machine.
[EPROTONOSUPPORT]
The specified protocol is not supported on
this machine.
[EOPNOSUPPORT] The specified protocol does not support
creation of socket pairs.
[EFAULT] The address sv does not specify a valid part
of the process address space.
RETURN VALUE
[0] Socketpair was successful.
[-1] Socketpair was unsuccessful.
CAVEATS
This call is currently implemented only for the UTek domain.
SEE ALSO
read(2), write(2), and pipe(2).
Printed 4/6/89 1
%%index%%
na:384,99;
sy:483,1241;
de:1724,568;
di:2292,696;
rv:2988,401;
ca:3389,145;
se:3534,153;
%%index%%000000000122