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The File Replaces the Socket
The File Replaces the Socket
Plan 9 eliminates the socket API entirely. Network protocols present themselves as synthetic filesystems (clone, ctl, data). Cross-machine network namespace sharing and protocol routing are achieved purely through file I/O. The file replaces the socket.
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