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diff --git a/src/c-ares/ahost.1 b/src/c-ares/ahost.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c83cfcf99 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/c-ares/ahost.1 @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +.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. |