diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md index c34bd0ced5b6e1..0f13d86c36ea2d 100644 --- a/doc/api/net.md +++ b/doc/api/net.md @@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ socket outside of these abstractions, the user will need to remove it. The same applies when a Node.js API creates a Unix domain socket but the program then crashes. In short, a Unix domain socket will be visible in the file system and will persist until unlinked. On Linux, You can use Unix abstract socket by adding -`\0` to the beginning of the path, such as `\0abstract`. The path to the Unix -abstract socket is not visible in the file system and it will disappear automatically -when all open references to the socket are closed. +`\0` to the beginning of the path, such as `\0abstract`(Only available in +Node.js >= v20.8.0). The path to the Unix abstract socket is not visible in the +file system and it will disappear automatically when all open references to the +socket are closed. On Windows, the local domain is implemented using a named pipe. The path _must_ refer to an entry in `\\?\pipe\` or `\\.\pipe\`. Any characters are permitted,