Hello Harald,
> It does not depend on the output format, it depends on how you query > the IP address. The host command only queries the remote DNS server and > does NOT use local libc functions for name query. That is you directly > send network packets to DNS server and parse server responses. On the > other side this functionality is provided by the glibc library > (resolver) hidden behind functions like gethostbyname or getaddrinfo, > so you do not need manual DNS server query ... and then (if you use > such functions) you shall model your output/applet after the 'getent > hosts' command. as said before, my needs are bound to getting the ip using dns as my usb drive imaeg is "closed" in the matter that I don't want edit the hosts file all the time. so the "big" modification where should be either in gethostbyname or getaddrinfo to be able to take /etc/hosts in account? Eial. _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
