getsockopt.2: Minor rewordings

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2008-12-03 14:29:52 -05:00
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@ -57,17 +57,15 @@ getsockopt, setsockopt \- get and set options on sockets
.BR getsockopt ()
and
.BR setsockopt ()
manipulate the
.I options
associated with a socket.
manipulate options for the socket referred to by the file descriptor
.IR sockfd .
Options may exist at multiple
protocol levels; they are always present at the uppermost
.B socket
level.
socket level.
When manipulating socket options the level at which the
When manipulating socket options, the level at which the
option resides and the name of the option must be specified.
To manipulate options at the socket level,
To manipulate options at the sockets API level,
.I level
is specified as
.BR SOL_SOCKET .