.br
.B #include <sys/socket.h>
.sp
-.BI "int bind(int " sockfd ", struct sockaddr *" my_addr ", socklen_t " addrlen );
+.BI "int bind(int " sockfd ", const struct sockaddr *" my_addr \
+", socklen_t " addrlen );
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B bind
gives the socket
.I my_addr
is
.I addrlen
-bytes long. Traditionally, this is called \(lqassigning a name to a socket.\(rq
+bytes long.
+Traditionally, this is called \(lqassigning a name to a socket.\(rq
When a socket is created with
.BR socket (2),
it exists in a name space (address family) but has no name assigned.