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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
diff --git a/Doc/libsocket.tex b/Doc/libsocket.tex
index 1026ef1..0689f44 100644
--- a/Doc/libsocket.tex
+++ b/Doc/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