1 files changed, 40 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/man2/socket.2 b/man2/socket.2
index bc9e67af73..e1dc686367 100644
--- a/man2/socket.2
+++ b/man2/socket.2
@@ -65,16 +65,23 @@ These families are defined in
 The currently understood formats include:
 .TS
 tab(:);
-l l l.
+l1 lw38 l.
 Name:Purpose:Man page
 T{
-.BR AF_UNIX ", " AF_LOCAL
+.BR AF_UNIX
 T}:T{
 Local communication
 T}:T{
 .BR unix (7)
 T}
 T{
+.B AF_LOCAL
+T}:T{
+Synonym for
+.B AF_UNIX
+T}:T{
+T}
+T{
 .B AF_INET
 T}:IPv4 Internet protocols:T{
 .BR ip (7)
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ T}:T{
 Can't be used for creating sockets;
 mostly used for bridge links in
 .BR rtnetlink (7)
-protocol commands.
+protocol commands
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_ATMPVC
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ T{
 .B AF_ROSE
 T}:T{
 RATS (Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society)
-Open Systems environment (ROSE) AX.25 packet layer protocol.
+Open Systems environment (ROSE) AX.25 packet layer protocol
 T}:T{
 .\" Part of ax25-tools package
 .BR netrom (4),
@@ -142,28 +149,28 @@ T}
 T{
 .B AF_DECnet
 T}:T{
-DECet protocol sockets.
+DECet protocol sockets
 T}:T{
 [3]
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_NETBEUI
 T}:T{
-Reserved for "802.2LLC project", never used.
+Reserved for "802.2LLC project"; never used
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_SECURITY
 T}:T{
 Was a short-lived (between Linux 2.1.30 and 2.1.99pre2) protocol family
-for firewall upcalls.
+for firewall upcalls
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_KEY
 T}:T{
-Key management protocol, originally developed for usage with IPsec.
-Has no relation to
+Key management protocol, originally developed for usage with IPsec;
+no relation to
 .BR keyctl (2)
-and related in-kernel key storage facility.
+and related in-kernel key storage facility
 (since Linux 2.1.38.)
 T}:T{
 [4]
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ T}
 T{
 .B AF_PACKET
 T}:T{
-Low level packet interface
+Low-level packet interface
 T}:T{
 .BR packet (7)
 T}
@@ -221,15 +228,17 @@ T{
 .B AF_RDS
 T}:T{
 .\" commit: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4
-Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol (since Linux 2.6.30).
+Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol (since Linux 2.6.30);
 RDS over RDMA has no relation to
 .B AF_SMC
 and/or
-.BR AF_XDP .
+.BR AF_XDP
 T}:T{
 .\" rds-tools: https://github.com/oracle/rds-tools/blob/master/rds.7
 .\" rds-tools: https://github.com/oracle/rds-tools/blob/master/rds-rdma.7
-.BR rds "(7), " rds-rdma (7),
+.BR rds (7)
+.br
+.BR rds-rdma (7),
 [6]
 T}
 T{
@@ -246,7 +255,7 @@ T{
 .B AF_PPPOX
 T}:T{
 Generic PPP transport layer, for setting up up L2 tunnels
-(L2TP and PPPoE).
+(L2TP and PPPoE)
 T}:T{
 [7]
 T}
@@ -255,8 +264,8 @@ T{
 T}:T{
 .\" commits: ce0ecd594d78710422599918a608e96dd1ee6024
 Legacy protocol for wide area network (WAN) connectivity
-that was used by Sangoma WAN cards (called "WANPIPE").
-Removed in Linux 2.6.21.
+that was used by Sangoma WAN cards (called "WANPIPE");
+removed in Linux 2.6.21
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_LLC
@@ -264,9 +273,9 @@ T}:T{
 .\" linux-history commit: 34beb106cde7da233d4df35dd3d6cf4fee937caa
 Logical link control (IEEE 802.2 LLC) protocol, upper part
 of data link layer of ISO/OSI networking protocol stack
-(since Linux 2.4).
-Has no relation to
-.BR AF_PACKET .
+(since Linux 2.4);
+has no relation to
+.BR AF_PACKET
 T}:T{
 [8]
 T}
@@ -280,10 +289,10 @@ T{
 .B AF_MPLS
 T}:T{
 .\" commits: 0189197f441602acdca3f97750d392a895b778fd
-Multiprotocol Label Switching configu (since Linux 4.1);
+Multiprotocol Label Switching (since Linux 4.1);
 mostly used for configuring MPLS routing via
 .BR netlink (7),
-as it doesn't expose ability to create sockets to user space.
+as it doesn't expose ability to create sockets to user space
 T}
 T{
 .B AF_CAN
@@ -314,11 +323,11 @@ T{
 T}:T{
 .\" commit: eac3731bd04c7131478722a3c148b78774553116
 IUCV (inter-user communication vehicle) z/VM protocol
-for hypervisor-guest interaction (since Linux 2.6.21).
-Has no relation to
+for hypervisor-guest interaction (since Linux 2.6.21);
+has no relation to
 .B AF_VSOCK
 and/or
-.BR AF_SMC .
+.BR AF_SMC
 T}:T{
 [12]
 T}
@@ -385,11 +394,11 @@ T{
 .B AF_VSOCK
 T}:T{
 .\" commit: d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238
-VMWare VSockets protocol for hypervisor-guest interaction (since Linux 3.9).
-Has no relation to
+VMWare VSockets protocol for hypervisor-guest interaction (since Linux 3.9);
+has no relation to
 .B AF_IUCV
 and/or
-.BR AF_SMC .
+.BR AF_SMC
 T}:T{
 .BR vsock (7)
 T}
@@ -413,11 +422,11 @@ T}:T{
 .\" commit: f3a3e248f3f7cd9a4bed334022704d7e7fc781bf
 SMC-R (shared memory communications over RDMA) protocol (since Linux 4.11),
 and SMC-D (shared memory communications, direct memory access) protocol
-for intra-node z/VM quest interaction (since Linux 4.19).
-Has no relation to
+for intra-node z/VM quest interaction (since Linux 4.19);
+has no relation to
 .BR AF_RDS ", " AF_IUCV
 and/org
-.BR AF_VSOCK .
+.BR AF_VSOCK
 T}:T{
 [20]
 T}