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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex index 1026ef1..0689f44 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex @@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ used for the second argument to \code{socket()}. \code{SOCK_DGRAM} appear to be generally useful.) \end{datadesc} +\begin{datadesc}{SO_*} +\dataline{SOMAXCONN} +\dataline{MSG_*} +\dataline{SOL_*} +\dataline{IPPROTO_*} +\dataline{IPPORT_*} +\dataline{INADDR_*} +\dataline{IP_*} +Many constants of these forms, documented in the Unix documentation on +sockets and/or the IP protocol, are also defined in the socket module. +They are generally used in arguments to the \code{setsockopt} and +\code{getsockopt} methods of socket objects. In most cases, only +those symbols that are defined in the Unix header files are defined; +for a few symbols, default values are provided. +\end{datadesc} + \begin{funcdesc}{gethostbyname}{hostname} Translate a host name to IP address format. The IP address is returned as a string, e.g., \code{'100.50.200.5'}. If the host name |