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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index e1100b5a..1e7e2cff 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -18242,14 +18242,10 @@ Plain @samp{/inet/} (which used to be the only option) uses the system default, most likely IPv4. @item protocol -The protocol to use over IP. This must be either @samp{tcp}, -@samp{udp}, or @samp{raw}, for a TCP, UDP, or raw IP connection, +The protocol to use over IP. This must be either @samp{tcp}, or +@samp{udp}, for a TCP or UDP IP connection, respectively. The use of TCP is recommended for most applications. -@cindex raw sockets -@cindex sockets -@strong{Caution:} The use of raw sockets is not currently supported. - @item local-port @cindex @code{getaddrinfo()} function (C library) The local TCP or UDP port number to use. Use a port number of @samp{0} @@ -18270,8 +18266,9 @@ service name. @end table @quotation NOTE -Failure in opening a two-way socket will result in a non-fatal error being returned -to the calling code. The value of @code{ERRNO} indicates the error (@pxref{Auto-set}). +Failure in opening a two-way socket will result in a non-fatal error +being returned to the calling code. The value of @code{ERRNO} indicates +the error (@pxref{Auto-set}). @end quotation Consider the following very simple example: @@ -26313,6 +26310,7 @@ The @code{patsplit()} function @item The @file{/inet4} and @samp{/inet6} special files for TCP/IP networking using @samp{|&} to specify which version of the IP protocol to use. +The option to use a raw IP socket was removed, since it was never implemented (@pxref{TCP/IP Networking}). @item |