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doc: add doc for Unix abstract socket #50904

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Expand Up @@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ it will unlink the Unix domain socket as well. For example,
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.
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.

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,
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