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Welcome to the libuv documentation
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==================================
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Overview
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--------
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libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O. It
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was primarily developed for use by `Node.js`_, but it's also used by `Luvit`_,
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`Julia`_, `pyuv`_, and `others`_.
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.. note::
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In case you find errors in this documentation you can help by sending
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`pull requests <https://github.com/libuv/libuv>`_!
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.. _Node.js: https://nodejs.org
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.. _Luvit: https://luvit.io
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.. _Julia: https://julialang.org
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.. _pyuv: https://github.com/saghul/pyuv
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.. _others: https://github.com/libuv/libuv/wiki/Projects-that-use-libuv
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Features
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* Full-featured event loop backed by epoll, kqueue, IOCP, event ports.
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* Asynchronous TCP and UDP sockets
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* Asynchronous DNS resolution
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* Asynchronous file and file system operations
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* File system events
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* ANSI escape code controlled TTY
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* IPC with socket sharing, using Unix domain sockets or named pipes (Windows)
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* Child processes
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* Thread pool
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* Signal handling
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* High resolution clock
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* Threading and synchronization primitives
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Documentation
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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design
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api
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guide
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upgrading
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Downloads
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libuv can be downloaded from `here <https://dist.libuv.org/dist/>`_.
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Installation
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------------
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Installation instructions can be found in `the README <https://github.com/libuv/libuv/blob/master/README.md>`_.
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