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authorRaimo Niskanen <[email protected]>2016-06-08 14:46:44 +0200
committerRaimo Niskanen <[email protected]>2016-06-09 08:48:35 +0200
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Document the local (unix) address family
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml')
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml21
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
index b75d42d198..88135ea43d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<c><anno>Address</anno></c> can be a hostname or an IP address.</p>
<p>The following options are available:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{ip, Address}</c></tag>
<item><p>If the host has many network interfaces, this option
specifies which one to use.</p></item>
- <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag>
- <item><p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has many
+ <tag><c>{ifaddr, Address}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <c>{ip, Address}</c>. If the host has many
network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>{fd, integer() >= 0}</c></tag>
<item><p>If a socket has somehow been connected without using
<c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file descriptor
- for it. If <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c> and/or
+ for it. If <c>{ip, Address}</c> and/or
<c>{port, port_number()}</c> is combined with this option, the
<c>fd</c> is bound to the specified interface and port before
connecting. If these options are not specified, it is assumed that
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<tag><c>local</c></tag>
<item>
<p>
- Sets up the socket for local address family. This option is only
- valid together with <c>{fd, integer()}</c> when the file descriptor
- is of local address family (e.g. a Unix Domain Socket)
+ Sets up a Unix Domain Socket. See
+ <seealso marker="inet#type-local_address">
+ <c>inet:local_address()</c>
+ </seealso>
</p>
</item>
<tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag>
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<item><p><c>B</c> is an integer &gt;= <c>0</c>. The backlog value
defines the maximum length that the queue of pending connections
can grow to. Defaults to <c>5</c>.</p></item>
- <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{ip, Address}</c></tag>
<item><p>If the host has many network interfaces, this option
specifies which one to listen on.</p></item>
<tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag>
@@ -263,8 +264,8 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<item><p>If a socket has somehow been connected without using
<c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file
descriptor for it.</p></item>
- <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag>
- <item><p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has many
+ <tag><c>{ifaddr, Address}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <c>{ip, Address}</c>. If the host has many
network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>inet6</c></tag>