doc/07.ipctut/socketpair.c

.\" Copyright (c) 1986 Regents of the University of California.
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.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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.\"     @(#)socketpair.c        6.2 (Berkeley) 5/8/86
.\"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define DATA1 "In Xanadu, did Kublai Khan . . ."
#define DATA2 "A stately pleasure dome decree . . ."

/*
 * This program creates a pair of connected sockets then forks and
 * communicates over them.  This is very similar to communication with pipes,
 * however, socketpairs are two-way communications objects. Therefore I can
 * send messages in both directions.
 */

main()
{
        int sockets[2], child;
        char buf[1024];

        if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sockets) < 0) {
                perror("opening stream socket pair");
                exit(1);
        }

        if ((child = fork()) == -1)
                perror("fork");
        else if (child) {       /* This is the parent. */
                close(sockets[0]);
                if (read(sockets[1], buf, 1024, 0) < 0)
                        perror("reading stream message");
                printf("-->%s\en", buf);
                if (write(sockets[1], DATA2, sizeof(DATA2)) < 0)
                        perror("writing stream message");
                close(sockets[1]);
        } else {                /* This is the child. */
                close(sockets[1]);
                if (write(sockets[0], DATA1, sizeof(DATA1)) < 0)
                        perror("writing stream message");
                if (read(sockets[0], buf, 1024, 0) < 0)
                        perror("reading stream message");
                printf("-->%s\en", buf);
                close(sockets[0]);
        }
}