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Robert Pluim |
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[Emacs-diffs] master 9dcdb13: Document how to listen on all interfaces in the Elisp manual |
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Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:46:27 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit 9dcdb1384df51a568af5ec35c9f0a762d3cf205b
Author: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
Commit: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
Document how to listen on all interfaces in the Elisp manual
* doc/lispref/processes.texi (Network Processes): Explain how to
listen on all interfaces.
---
doc/lispref/processes.texi | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 2ba5b1c..287221a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2685,7 +2685,11 @@ the local host. If you specify @var{host} for a server,
it must
specify a valid address for the local host, and only clients
connecting to that address will be accepted. When using @code{local},
by default IPv4 will be used, specify a @var{family} of @code{ipv6} to
-override this.
+override this. To listen on all interfaces, specify an address of
+@samp{"0.0.0.0"} for IPv4 or @samp{"::"} for IPv6. Note that on some
+operating systems, listening on @samp{"::"} will also listen on IPv4,
+so attempting to then listen separately on IPv4 will result in
+@code{EADDRINUSE} errors (@samp{"Address already in use"}).
@item :service @var{service}
@var{service} specifies a port number to connect to; or, for a server,
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