UNIX Socket

Unix socket is made up of two file, written in C, defined as follow:

1. server.c:
   • open socket
   • listen continuously socket, waiting connection from client
   • receive message from client and print on standard output the message
   • save received message in connection.txt, if file doesn't exist, server provides to create its
   • send response to client
2. client.c :
   • open socket in order to communicate to server
   • send message to server
   • receive message from server
   • close socket
   • open file and write 10 random number in random.txt, if file doesn't exist, client provides to create its
   • print content character by character
   • read all file content and print buffer variable as string

LINKS

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment Understand inet Developing C programs on Mac OS

TEST

Use Makefile to test code Compile: move in directory when the code is stored, with

cd PATH

Launch make command

make

Launch server

./Server_TCP 

Launch client

./Client_TCP

Clean

make clean

Authors

• Benedetto Marco Serinelli - Initial work

Acknowledgments

The code is tested only on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and macOS 10.13.