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NAME

       netinet/tcp.h  -  definitions  for  the  Internet  Transmission Control
       Protocol (TCP)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <netinet/tcp.h>

DESCRIPTION

       The <netinet/tcp.h> header shall define the following macro for use  as
       a socket option at the IPPROTO_TCP level:

       TCP_NODELAY
              Avoid coalescing of small segments.

       The  macro  shall be defined in the header. The implementation need not
       allow the value of the option to be set via setsockopt()  or  retrieved
       via getsockopt().

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       <sys/socket.h>  , the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       getsockopt(), setsockopt()

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .