Unix File Types - Door

Door

A door is a special file for inter-process communication between a client and server, currently implemented in the Sun Solaris operating system only.

A door is marked with a D (upper case) as the first letter of the mode string, e.g.

Dr--r--r-- ... name_service_door

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