--- a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex	Wed Nov 27 19:54:40 1996 +0000
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex	Mon Dec 02 17:24:10 1996 +0000
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@
 daemon).
 \end{funcdesc}
 
+\begin{funcdesc}{ntohl}{x}
+\funcline{ntohs}{x}
+\funcline{htonl}{x}
+\funcline{htons}{x}
+These functions convert 32-bit (`l' suffix) and 16-bit (`s' suffix)
+integers between network and host byte order.  On machines where the
+host byte order is the same as the network byte order, they are no-ops
+(assuming the values fit in the indicated size); otherwise, they
+perform 2-byte or 4-byte swap operations.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
 \subsection{Socket Objects}
 
 \noindent