/usr/lib/swipl/library/ext/clib/socket.pl
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  • ext
    • clib
      • socket.pl -- Network socket (TCP and UDP) library
        • socket_create/2
        • tcp_socket/1
        • unix_domain_socket/1
        • tcp_close_socket/1
        • tcp_open_socket/2
        • tcp_open_socket/3
        • tcp_bind/2
        • tcp_listen/2
        • tcp_accept/3
        • tcp_connect/2
        • rewrite_host/3
        • tcp_connect/4
        • tcp_connect/3
        • tcp_select/3
        • try_proxy/4
        • proxy_for_url/3
        • udp_socket/1
        • udp_receive/4
        • udp_send/4
        • tcp_setopt/2
        • tcp_fcntl/3
        • tcp_getopt/2
        • host_address/3
        • tcp_host_to_address/2
        • gethostname/1
        • ip_name/2
        • negotiate_socks_connection/2
      • uid.pl
      • unix.pl -- Unix specific operations
      • syslog.pl -- Unix syslog interface
      • memfile.pl
      • time.pl -- Time and alarm library
      • uri.pl -- Process URIs
      • filesex.pl -- Extended operations on files
      • uuid.pl -- Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Library
      • sha.pl -- SHA secure hashes
      • process.pl -- Create processes and redirect I/O
      • hash_stream.pl -- Maintain a hash on a stream
      • md5.pl -- MD5 hashes
      • rlimit.pl
      • mallocinfo.pl -- Memory allocation details
      • prolog_stream.pl -- A stream with Prolog callbacks
      • streaminfo.pl
      • streampool.pl -- Input multiplexing
      • udp_broadcast.pl -- A UDP broadcast proxy
      • crypt.pl
      • cgi.pl -- Read CGI parameters
 tcp_bind(SocketId, ?Address) is det
Bind the socket to Address on the current machine. This operation, together with tcp_listen/2 and tcp_accept/3 implement the server-side of the socket interface. Address is either an plain Port or a term HostPort. The first form binds the socket to the given port on all interfaces, while the second only binds to the matching interface. A typical example is below, causing the socket to listen only on port 8080 on the local machine's network.
  tcp_bind(Socket, localhost:8080)

If Port is unbound, the system picks an arbitrary free port and unifies Port with the selected port number. Port is either an integer or the name of a registered service. See also tcp_connect/4.