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diff --git a/doc/zmq_ipc.txt b/doc/zmq_ipc.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c3980f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/zmq_ipc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +zmq_ipc(7) +========== + + +NAME +---- +zmq_ipc - 0MQ transport to pass messages between processes + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +Inter-process transport is optimised for passing messages between processes on +the same physical machine. + + +CONNECTION STRING +----------------- +Connection string for inproc transport is "ipc://" followed by a file name. +The file will be used as placeholder for a message endpoint. (UNIX domain +sockets associate a file with the listening socket in a similar way.) + +---- + ipc:///tmp/my_ipc_endpoint + ipc:///tmp/prices.ipc +---- + + +WIRE FORMAT +----------- +IPC transport doesn't transfer messages across the network thus there is no need +for a wire format specification. + + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkzmq:zmq_inproc[7] +linkzmq:zmq_tcp[7] +linkzmq:zmq_udp[7] +linkzmq:zmq_pgm[7] + + +AUTHOR +------ +Martin Sustrik <sustrik at 250bpm dot com> |