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diff --git a/daemon/pipename.c b/daemon/pipename.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "pipename.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+const char *daemon_pipename(void) {
+    const char *pipename = getenv("NETDATA_PIPENAME");
+    if (pipename)
+        return pipename;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    return "\\\\?\\pipe\\netdata-cli";
+#else
+    return "/tmp/netdata-ipc";
+#endif
+}