IPC Pipe and Unix Socket Viewer (ipc-pipe-socket-viewer)
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Package name
- ipc-pipe-socket-viewer
License
- MIT
Last updated
- Today - latest/stable
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Live Linux UNIX domain socket, named FIFO pipe & shared memory viewer
IPC Pipe and Unix Socket Viewer is a desktop Inter-Process Communication (IPC) inspector for Linux developers and system administrators. An independent Linux alternative inspired by command-line PipeList, ipcs, and ss -x utilities, it inspects live kernel tables in /proc/net/unix, /proc/sysvipc, /dev/shm, and filesystem FIFO nodes to map active local communication channels.
Key Features:
- Live UNIX Domain Socket Table (/proc/net/unix): Displays active SOCK_STREAM, SOCK_DGRAM, and SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets with kernel reference counts, listening flags, connection states, inode numbers, filesystem paths, @abstract namespace identifiers, and accessible owner PIDs.
- Named FIFO & Anonymous Pipe Scanner: Scans /run, /tmp, and user directories for POSIX named FIFO pipes (S_ISFIFO) via lstat() and groups active pipe:[inode] descriptors across accessible processes.
- System V IPC & POSIX Shared Memory Inspector: Reads /proc/sysvipc/shm, /proc/sysvipc/sem, and /proc/sysvipc/msg alongside /dev/shm POSIX shared memory segments with byte sizes, attachment counts, and permissions.
- Protocol Telemetry & Export: Renders a live IPC mechanism breakdown chart and exports complete socket, pipe, and shared memory inventories to CSV and JSON.
Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation.
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