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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET.3
index b42ba110f..e5d52a796 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET.3
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
.\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
.\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
.\" *
-.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2017, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2020, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
.\" *
.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET \- get the active socket
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET,
curl_socket_t *socket);
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Pass a pointer to a curl_socket_t to receive the active socket used by this
-curl session. If the socket is no longer valid, \fICURL_SOCKET_BAD\fP is
-returned. When you finish working with the socket, you must call
-\fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP as usual on the easy handle and let libcurl close
-the socket and cleanup other resources associated with the handle. This is
-typically used in combination with \fICURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3)\fP.
+Pass a pointer to a curl_socket_t to receive the most recently active socket
+used for the transfer connection by this curl session. If the socket is no
+longer valid, \fICURL_SOCKET_BAD\fP is returned. When you are finished working
+with the socket, you must call \fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP as usual on the easy
+handle and let libcurl close the socket and cleanup other resources associated
+with the handle. This option returns the active socket only after the transfer
+is complete, and is typically used in combination with
+\fICURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3)\fP, which skips the transfer phase.
-This option was added as a replacement for \fICURLINFO_LASTSOCKET(3)\fP since
-that one isn't working on all platforms.
+\fICURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET(3)\fP was added as a replacement for
+\fICURLINFO_LASTSOCKET(3)\fP since that one isn't working on all platforms.
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE