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From: schaker@hydra.unm.edu (Schakerianitisadium)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Stupid man pages
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Date: 11 Apr 90 22:58:40 GMT
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Here are two humorous manual pages that only this audience
would appreciate.  ...and even then I'm not sure.  Sigh.

This is from a decstation.  Look at the first #include.

                                                   getsockname(2)


NAME
     getsockname - get socket name

SYNTAX
     #include <sys/typos.h>
     #include <sys/socket.h>

     getsockname(s, name, namelen)
     int s;
     struct sockaddr *name;
     int *namelen;
	  .
	  .
	  .

And here's one from UNICOS on a Cray.

     NM(1)


     NAME
          nm - Prints name list

     SYNOPSIS
          nm -g [-a] [-o] [-u] [-x] [-c] [-v] file

     DESCRIPTION

	  .
	  .
	  .
          The -g argument is required.
	  .
	  .
	  .


    _---_     Stefan Chakerian
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