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diff --git a/bsd/man/man2/getsockname.2 b/bsd/man/man2/getsockname.2
index 58950e7df00f337fc6dc67ecb1664ad41415662d..fd2bd1d3b8cca867540d0379cd25295f1092e4b3 100644 (file)
--- a/bsd/man/man2/getsockname.2
+++ b/bsd/man/man2/getsockname.2
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ On return it contains the actual size of the address
 returned (in bytes).
 .Pp
 The address is truncated if the buffer provided is too small.
 returned (in bytes).
 .Pp
 The address is truncated if the buffer provided is too small.

+.Pp
+Note: For the UNIX domain, the address length returned is the
+.Fa address_len
+parameter passed to the previous
+.Xr bind 2
+system call and not the
+.Va sa_len
+field of the
+.Fa address
+parameter passed to
+.Xr bind 2 .

 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Rv -std getsockname
 .Sh ERRORS
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Rv -std getsockname
 .Sh ERRORS