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    SubjectRe: bidirectional named pipe?
    Alan Cox wrote:
    > > /dev/spx". I experiemented with socket-based pipes under Linux, but I
    > > couldn't gain access to them by open()ing the name. Is there help? I
    >
    > AF_UNIX sockets are bidirectional but like all sockets use bind() and
    > connect().

    And that's because sockets don't behave like bidirectional fifos.
    Each connection to a socket is a distinct stream.

    -- Jamie
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