Where is the unix manual ?

[Jarek Zgoda]

Joe Green <someone at microsoft.com> pisze:

> import socket
> print socket.socket().recv.__doc__
> 
> it tells me to look in the Unix manual.  What is it on about, and is this
> manual online?

Yes, just type "man 2 socket" or "man 2 recv" in your shell.

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SOCKET(2)           Linux Programmer's Manual           SOCKET(2)

NAME
       socket - create an endpoint for communication

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       int socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);

DESCRIPTION
       Socket creates an endpoint for communication and returns a descriptor.
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And so on...

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