From 2c123e082a4fea6fa82132f6ab0f7257daac3f59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garrett D'Amore Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 21:42:07 -0700 Subject: fixes #458 Improve man page section descriptions. --- docs/man/man7.desc | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/man/man7.desc') diff --git a/docs/man/man7.desc b/docs/man/man7.desc index 0596209b..46977870 100644 --- a/docs/man/man7.desc +++ b/docs/man/man7.desc @@ -1,2 +1,14 @@ This sections documents various protocols and transports that are available in the distribution. + +(((protocol))) +Protocols represent "`patterns`" of communication, such as +request/reply, publish/subscribe, and so forth. +A given <> is created with exactly one protocol, and that +protocol defines the key behavior of the socket. + +(((transport))) +Conversely, transports are the underlying mechansims by which messages +are moved between participants, such as TCP/IP or UNIX domain IPC. +A given <> may be using several transports at the same +time. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2