In Linux, how do I get man pages for C functions rather than for bash commands?

man 2 bind

You need a result from a different section of the manual! Man searches various sections for the information you want. As devnull lists below, the number indicates which section to search.

Incidentally, bind is a system call, not a C library function. System calls (kernel calls) are in section 2 of the manual, library functions are in section 3.

man man will tell you how to use the man command!

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