.TH UDS 4 .SH NAME uds \- unix domain sockets device .SH DESCRIPTION The \fIuds\fP device gives access to the unix domain socket services in Minix. It is a virtual device similar to the \fItcp\fP and \fIudp\fP Internet Protocol server devices. .SH SEE ALSO .BR socket(2), .BR socketpair(2), .BR dev(4), .BR ip(4), .BR unix(8) .SH HISTORY This device first appeared in Minix 3.1.8.