@OCD,

Thanks, corrected the error in the article…

Change exit to exist.

I know it’s an old post but I hope you see this comment.

My question is:

I use this command in the terminal (Kali Linux).

# ls -l /dev/ | grep "^s"
# ls -l / | grep "^s"
# ls -l /run | grep "^s"
# ls -l /run/user | grep "^s"

but it didn’t find anything. Does that mean I haven’t any Socket files?

I didn’t understand.

Thanks Aaron

Did I miss the comparison between soft and hard links in Linux?

@Leopoldo

As I mentioned before, all sockets in an application are bound to the port used by the application. Considering a connection-oriented(over a network) client-to-server model, when the server is running, the socket on it waits for requests from a client for service(s).

The server, first of all, establishes (binds) an address that clients can use to find the server process; then it waits for clients to request.

Most importantly, the exchange of data between the server and a client practically happens when the client connects to the server through a socket; the server performs the client’s request and sends a response back to the client —- as simple as that.

You can read more about sockets from the IBM Knowledge Center: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_71/rzab6/howdosockets.htm

Lastly, about this: “Sorry for my dummies questions.” – Never be afraid of asking, it helps you to understand better and learn.