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Date:      Wed, 02 Sep 1998 20:44:16 +0800
From:      Peihan Wang <peihanw@mx.cei.gov.cn>
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   man page about inet_pton(...)
Message-ID:  <35ED3DA0.9F510F5A@mx.cei.gov.cn>

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I think this question should be send here.

I am learning UNIX network programming on my 2.2.6 box.
I just bought a book "UNIX Network Programming Volum I
2nd ed. --- Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI" by W.Richard
Stevens.

There is a simple example in chapter 1 which uses function
"int inet_pton(int, const char *, void *)". In the comments
of the program, the author explained that inet_pton() is an
IPv6 function, and inet_addr() can be used to substitute
it.

I tried 'man inet_pton' but thereis no man page for it, but
when I browse /usr/include/arpa/inet.h it is declared.

Although I have tested inet_pton() and there is nothing
wrong about it, I still feel uncomfortable for I can not
find man pages about IPv6 functions.

Who can tell me where to get documents about IPv6 functions
and why there is no man pages about it on FreeBSD.

Thanks.

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