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| -rw-r--r-- | man7/socket.7 | 8 |
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diff --git a/man7/socket.7 b/man7/socket.7 index 2bd87f087f..0b583a3c02 100644 --- a/man7/socket.7 +++ b/man7/socket.7 @@ -266,13 +266,17 @@ structure is useful in programs that must handle socket addresses in a generic way (e.g., programs that must deal with both IPv4 and IPv6 socket addresses). .SS Socket options -These socket options can be set by using +The socket options listed below can be set by using .BR setsockopt (2) and read with .BR getsockopt (2) with the socket level set to .B SOL_SOCKET -for all sockets: +for all sockets. +Unless otherwise noted, +.I optval +is a pointer to an +.IR int . .\" FIXME .\" In the list below, the text used to describe argument types .\" for each socket option should be more consistent |