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diff --git a/docs/src/guide/processes.rst b/docs/src/guide/processes.rst
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--- a/docs/src/guide/processes.rst
+++ b/docs/src/guide/processes.rst
@@ -290,7 +290,9 @@ A client which wants to connect to a domain socket will use::
void uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t *req, uv_pipe_t *handle, const char *name, uv_connect_cb cb);
-where ``name`` will be ``echo.sock`` or similar.
+where ``name`` will be ``echo.sock`` or similar. On Unix systems, ``name`` must
+point to a valid file (e.g. ``/tmp/echo.sock``). On Windows, ``name`` follows a
+``\\?\pipe\echo.sock`` format.
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