From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:16:32 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: dlopen.3: Mention other functions in the dlopen API in the initial paragraph
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dlopen.3: Mention other functions in the dlopen API in the initial paragraph

Doing so helps orient the reader.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man3/dlopen.3 b/man3/dlopen.3
index b4c9d53592..997d0983af 100644
--- a/man3/dlopen.3
+++ b/man3/dlopen.3
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ file named by the null-terminated
 string
 .I filename
 and returns an opaque "handle" for the loaded object.
+This handle is employed with other functions in the dlopen API, such as
+.BR dlsym (3),
+.BR dladdr (3),
+.BR dlinfo (3),
+and
+.BR dlclose ().
+
 If
 .I filename
 is NULL, then the returned handle is for the main program.