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Diffstat (limited to 'man3/sockaddr-struct.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | man3/sockaddr-struct.3 | 21 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man3/sockaddr-struct.3 b/man3/sockaddr-struct.3 index 0847166a18..0db6b5930b 100644 --- a/man3/sockaddr-struct.3 +++ b/man3/sockaddr-struct.3 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .TH SOCKADDR 3 2022-02-24 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME -sockaddr \- socket address +sockaddr, socklen_t \- socket address .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include <sys/socket.h> @@ -9,13 +9,30 @@ sockaddr \- socket address .BR " sa_family_t sa_family;" " /* Address family */" .BR " char sa_data[];" " /* Socket address */" .B }; +.PP +.BR typedef " /* ... */ " socklen_t; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION +.TP +.I sockaddr Describes a socket address. +.TP +.I socklen_t +Describes the length of a socket address. +According to POSIX, +this shall be an integer type of at least 32 bits. .SH CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001 and later. +.SH NOTES +.I socklen_t +is also defined in +.IR <netdb.h> . .SH SEE ALSO .BR accept (2), +.BR bind (2), +.BR connect (2), .BR getpeername (2), .BR getsockname (2), -.BR socket (2) +.BR socket (2), +.BR gethostbyaddr (3), +.BR getnameinfo (3) |