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diff --git a/doc/ref/posix.texi b/doc/ref/posix.texi index 7633bd5a3..50085cd80 100644 --- a/doc/ref/posix.texi +++ b/doc/ref/posix.texi @@ -2524,7 +2524,22 @@ Make an IPv4 Internet address by combining the network number @cindex IPv6 An IPv6 Internet address is a 16-byte value, represented in Guile as -an integer in host byte order, so that say ``::1'' is 1. +an integer in host byte order, so that say ``::1'' is 1. The following +constants are defined for convenience. + +@defvar IN6ADDR_ANY +For a server, this can be used with @code{bind} (@pxref{Network Sockets +and Communication}) to allow connections from any IPv6 interface on the +machine. +@end defvar + +@defvar IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK +The address of the local host using the loopback device, ie.@: +@samp{::1}. +@end defvar + +The procedures below convert an IPv6 @emph{or} an IPv4 address to and +from its textual representation. @deffn {Scheme Procedure} inet-ntop family address @deffnx {C Function} scm_inet_ntop (family, address) |