Where is `/ipns`?

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5/5
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20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Stale
Domain
networking

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No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by reviewing the multiaddr handling of /ipfs, /p2p, and /ipns, then clarify the project's decision on whether /ipns should be unified with the other address forms or documented separately.

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Description

I see that /ipfs is replaced in favour of /p2p in some way, but what about /ipns? It is different from /ipfs by the fact that it doesn't describe a file by its hash, but by something else that is encoded by some private key.

Is there some plan to merge everything under the same multiaddr? It seems that https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/ipns/#example-ipns-setup-with-cli is still using /ipns.

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