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+.\"     @(#)socketpair.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt SOCKETPAIR 2
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm socketpair
+.Nd create a pair of connected sockets
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
+.Fd #include <sys/socket.h>
+.Ft int
+.Fn socketpair "int d" "int type" "int protocol" "int *sv"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn socketpair
+call creates an unnamed pair of connected sockets in
+the specified domain
+.Fa d ,
+of the specified
+.Fa type ,
+and using the optionally specified
+.Fa protocol .
+The descriptors used in referencing the new sockets
+are returned in
+.Fa sv Ns [0]
+and
+.Fa sv Ns [1] .
+The two sockets are indistinguishable.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+A 0 is returned if the call succeeds, \-1 if it fails.
+.Sh ERRORS
+The call succeeds unless:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EMFILE
+Too many descriptors are in use by this process.
+.It Bq Er EAFNOSUPPORT
+The specified address family is not supported on this machine.
+.It Bq Er EPROTONOSUPPORT
+The specified protocol is not supported on this machine.
+.It Bq Er EOPNOTSUPP
+The specified protocol does not support creation of socket pairs.
+.It Bq Er EFAULT
+The address
+.Fa sv
+does not specify a valid part of the
+process address space.
+.It Bq Er ENFILE
+The system file table is full.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr pipe 2 ,
+.Xr read 2 ,
+.Xr write 2
+.Sh BUGS
+This call is currently implemented only for the
+.Tn LOCAL
+domain.
+Many operating systems only accept a
+.Ar protocol
+of
+.Ev PF_UNSPEC ,
+so that should be used instead of
+.Ev PF_LOCAL
+for maximal portability.
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn socketpair
+function conforms to
+.St -xpg4.2 .
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn socketpair
+function call appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .