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title: "unix-stream, unix-dgram: Send messages to UNIX domain sockets"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-destinations/configuring-destinations-unixstream/"
last_modified: "2023-10-29T10:05:55+01:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/llms.txt).

# unix-stream, unix-dgram: Send messages to UNIX domain sockets

The `unix-stream()` and `unix-dgram()` drivers send messages to a UNIX domain socket in either `SOCK_STREAM` or `SOCK_DGRAM` mode.

Both drivers have a single required argument specifying the name of the socket to connect to. For the list of available optional parameters, see [unix-stream() and unix-dgram() destination options](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-destinations/configuring-destinations-unixstream/reference-destination-unixstream/index.md).

## Declaration:

```shell
   unix-stream(filename [options]);
    unix-dgram(filename [options]);
```

## Example: Using the unix-stream() driver

```shell
   destination d_unix_stream { unix-stream("/var/run/logs"); };
```

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[unix-stream() and unix-dgram() destination options](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-destinations/configuring-destinations-unixstream/reference-destination-unixstream/index.md)

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