As I understand it, a unique_ptr signifies exclusive ownership. A singly linked list seems to fit this, with each node owning the next, like (pseduocode alert)

class node{
public:
      unique_ptr<node> next;
      int value;
};

but I don't understand how to perform operations like traversing the list, where I'm used to doing

here=here->next;

How do you implement data structures using unique_ptr's? Are they the right tool for the job?