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(-)share/man/man5/hosts.5 (-14 / +11 lines)
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
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needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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This file may be created from the official host
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This file may be created from the database of names
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data base maintained at the Network Information Control
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maintained by a Network Information Center
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Center
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.Pq Tn NIC ,
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.Pq Tn NIC ,
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though local changes may be required
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though local changes may be required
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to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
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to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
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and/or unknown hosts.
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and/or unknown hosts.
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As the data base maintained at
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As the database maintained at
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.Tn NIC
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.Tn NIC
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is incomplete, use of the name server is recommended for
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may be incomplete, it is recommended to use a name server
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sites on the
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for sites on the Internet.
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.Tn DARPA
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.
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Internet.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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Network addresses are specified in the conventional
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Network addresses are specified using either
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``.'' (dot) notation using the
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dot notation for IPv4 or colon hexadecimal notation for IPv6,
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.Xr inet_addr 3
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using the
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routine
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.Xr inet_pton 3
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from the Internet address manipulation library,
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routine.
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.Xr inet 3 .
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Host names may contain any printable
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Host names may contain any printable
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character other than a field delimiter, newline,
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character other than a field delimiter, newline,
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or comment character.
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or comment character.
(-)share/man/man5/resolver.5 (-1 / +1 lines)
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The different configuration options are:
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The different configuration options are:
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.Bl -tag -width nameserver
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.Bl -tag -width nameserver
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.It Sy nameserver
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.It Sy nameserver
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Internet address (in dot notation) of a name server
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IP address of a name server
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that the resolver should query.
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that the resolver should query.
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Up to
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Up to
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.Dv MAXNS
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.Dv MAXNS

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