From 3fdfdab83ca2f4c8008a863cde0c3741a66c8c5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:29:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] getsockopt.2: Minor rewordings Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/getsockopt.2 | 12 +++++------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/getsockopt.2 b/man2/getsockopt.2 index 9dc097f1e..54b5e130a 100644 --- a/man2/getsockopt.2 +++ b/man2/getsockopt.2 @@ -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 .