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-Bitcoin Core HTTP POST Example
+Bitcoin Core HTTP POST Over Unix Socket Example
 ==============================
 
 This example shows how to use the rpcclient package to connect to a Bitcoin
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 	Pass: "yourrpcpass",
 ```
 
-Since Bitcoin Core only support HTTP we will redirect RPC requests to 
+As Bitcoin Core supports only HTTP, we'll redirect RPC requests from the 
+Unix Socket to Bitcoin Core. For this example, we'll use the `socat` command:
+
+```
+	socat -d UNIX-LISTEN:"my-unix-socket-path",fork TCP:"host-address"
+	socat -d UNIX-LISTEN:/tmp/test.XXXX,fork TCP:localhost:8332
+```
 
 Finally, navigate to the example's directory and run it with: