unix.7: Introduce term "sequenced-packet" for SOCK_SEQPACKET

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-01-08 20:44:17 +01:00
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@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ for a datagram-oriented socket that preserves message boundaries
sockets are always reliable and don't reorder datagrams); sockets are always reliable and don't reorder datagrams);
and (since Linux 2.6.4) and (since Linux 2.6.4)
.BR SOCK_SEQPACKET , .BR SOCK_SEQPACKET ,
for a connection-oriented socket that preserves message boundaries for a sequenced-packet socket that is connection-oriented,
preserves message boundaries,
and delivers messages in the order that they were sent. and delivers messages in the order that they were sent.
UNIX domain sockets support passing file descriptors or process credentials UNIX domain sockets support passing file descriptors or process credentials