6.4 TCP socket predicates
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        • library(socket): Network socket (TCP and UDP) library
          • TCP socket predicates
            • tcp_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
            • tcp_connect/4
            • tcp_connect/3
            • tcp_select/3
            • try_proxy/4
            • proxy_for_url/3
            • tcp_setopt/2
            • tcp_fcntl/3
            • tcp_getopt/2
            • tcp_host_to_address/2
            • gethostname/1
            • negotiate_socks_connection/2
Availability::- use_module(library(socket)).(can be autoloaded)
Source[det]tcp_bind(SocketId, ?Address)
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.