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Diffstat (limited to 'man5/resolv.conf.5')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5 index 1ea918d..1210399 100644 --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5 +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5 @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ .\" .\" Added ndots remark by Bernhard R. Link - debian bug #182886 .\" -.TH resolv.conf 5 2023-05-05 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH resolv.conf 5 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .UC 4 .SH NAME resolv.conf \- resolver configuration file @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ The configuration file is considered a trusted source of DNS information; see the .B trust-ad option below for details. -.PP +.P If this file does not exist, only the name server on the local machine will be queried, and the search list contains the local domain name determined from the hostname. -.PP +.P The different configuration options are: .TP \fBnameserver\fP Name server IP address @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ The syntax is .RS .IP \fBoptions\fP \fIoption\fP \fI...\fP -.PP +.P where \fIoption\fP is one of the following: .TP \fBdebug\fP @@ -373,22 +373,22 @@ In glibc 2.30 and earlier, the AD is not set automatically in queries, and is passed through unchanged to applications in responses. .RE -.PP +.P The \fIsearch\fP keyword of a system's \fIresolv.conf\fP file can be overridden on a per-process basis by setting the environment variable .B LOCALDOMAIN to a space-separated list of search domains. -.PP +.P The \fIoptions\fP keyword of a system's \fIresolv.conf\fP file can be amended on a per-process basis by setting the environment variable .B RES_OPTIONS to a space-separated list of resolver options as explained above under \fBoptions\fP. -.PP +.P The keyword and value must appear on a single line, and the keyword (e.g., \fBnameserver\fP) must start the line. The value follows the keyword, separated by white space. -.PP +.P Lines that contain a semicolon (;) or hash character (#) in the first column are treated as comments. .SH FILES @@ -402,5 +402,5 @@ in the first column are treated as comments. .BR nsswitch.conf (5), .BR hostname (7), .BR named (8) -.PP +.P Name Server Operations Guide for BIND |