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+.TH AHOST "1" "April 2011" "c-ares utilities"
+.SH NAME
+ahost \- print the A or AAAA record associated with a hostname or IP address
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B ahost
+[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIHOST\fR...
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
+.\" Add any additional description here
+.PP
+Look up the DNS A or AAAA record associated with HOST (a hostname or an
+IP address).
+.PP
+This utility comes with the \fBc\-ares\fR asynchronous resolver library.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB\-d\fR
+Print some extra debugging output.
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+Display this help and exit.
+.TP
+\fB\-t\fR type
+If type is "a", print the A record (default).
+If type is "aaaa", print the AAAA record.
+If type is "u", look for either AAAA or A record (in that order).
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR \fIdomain\fP
+Specify the \fIdomain\fP to search instead of using the default values from
+.br
+/etc/resolv.conf. This option only has an effect on platforms that use
+.br
+/etc/resolv.conf
+for DNS configuration; it has no effect on other platforms (such as Win32
+or Android).
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+Report bugs to the c-ares mailing list:
+\fBhttp://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/c-ares\fR
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+acountry(1), adig(1).
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+This utility is based on code/ideas contained in sofware written by Greg Hudson (ares)
+carrying the following notice:
+.br
+Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
+.br
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
+supporting documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
+advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software
+without specific, written prior permission. M.I.T. makes no
+representations about the suitability of this software for any
+purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
+.br
+No further copyright claims are being made by the author(s) of this utility.