Hi James,
> And, no, apropos is not the answer. For example, let's look for
> socket functions.
>
> $ man -k -l socket
> socket(n) - Open a TCP network connection
> curl_multi_socket_action(3) - reads/writes available data given an
> action curl_multi_socket(3) - reads/writes available data
...
As an aside, here on Arch Linux, man-db 2.7.5-1, apropos(1) has -s.
$ man -k -s 2 socket
accept (2) - accept a connection on a socket
accept4 (2) - accept a connection on a socket
bind (2) - bind a name to a socket
connect (2) - initiate a connection on a socket
getpeername (2) - get name of connected peer socket
getsockname (2) - get socket name
getsockopt (2) - get and set options on sockets
listen (2) - listen for connections on a socket
recv (2) - receive a message from a socket
recvfrom (2) - receive a message from a socket
recvmmsg (2) - receive multiple messages on a socket
recvmsg (2) - receive a message from a socket
send (2) - send a message on a socket
sendmmsg (2) - send multiple messages on a socket
sendmsg (2) - send a message on a socket
sendto (2) - send a message on a socket
setsockopt (2) - get and set options on sockets
socket (2) - create an endpoint for communication
socketcall (2) - socket system calls
socketpair (2) - create a pair of connected sockets
$
Cheers, Ralph.
