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diff --git a/rpc/ipc_unix.go b/rpc/ipc_unix.go
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+// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux nacl netbsd openbsd solaris
+
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// ipcListen will create a Unix socket on the given endpoint.
+func ipcListen(endpoint string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	// Ensure the IPC path exists and remove any previous leftover
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(endpoint), 0751); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	os.Remove(endpoint)
+	l, err := net.Listen("unix", endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	os.Chmod(endpoint, 0600)
+	return l, nil
+}
+
+// newIPCConnection will connect to a Unix socket on the given endpoint.
+func newIPCConnection(endpoint string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return net.DialUnix("unix", nil, &net.UnixAddr{endpoint, "unix"})
+}