I am wondering where the implementations (.c or .cpp files) are in the Linux system for the core header files. For example, where is the implementation of sys/socket.h stored?
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I am wondering where the implementations (.c or .cpp files) are in the Linux system for the core header files. For example, where is the implementation of sys/socket.h stored?
The implementation is in GNU libc. You can browse GNU libc sources or download them from gnu.org
Some useful links are in the answer to “Where can I browse the source code of libc online?“