Thanks. One further change proposed below, and a further query.
On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 08:42:29PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: .... > > See the attached patch. > > Regards, > > Joey > > Index: man5/hosts.5 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /var/cvs/debian/manpages/man5/hosts.5,v > retrieving revision 1.6 > diff -u -p -r1.6 hosts.5 > --- man5/hosts.5 16 Oct 2004 13:05:19 -0000 1.6 > +++ man5/hosts.5 21 Apr 2005 18:39:31 -0000 > @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ with hostnames, one line per IP address. > line should be present with the following information: > .RS > .PP > -IP_address canonical_hostname aliases > +IP_address canonical_hostname [alias [alias [..]]] > .RE > .PP > Fields of the entry are separated by any number of blanks and/or > @@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ alphabetic character and end with an alp > Aliases provide for name changes, alternate spellings, > shorter hostnames, or generic hostnames (for example, > .IR localhost ). > -The format of the host table is described in RFC 952. > .PP > The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Server implements the > Internet name server for UNIX systems. It augments or replaces the > @@ -93,6 +92,8 @@ unknown hosts. The NIC no longer mainta > though looking around at the time of writing (circa 2000), there are > historical hosts.txt files on the WWW. I just found three, from 92, > 94, and 95. > + > +The format of the host table is originally described in RFC 952. How about this instead? +RFC 952 gave the original format for the host table, though it has +since changed. That makes it clearer that RFC 952 does not describe the current format of this file. > .SH FILES > .I /etc/hosts > .SH "SEE ALSO" Also, if you could say anything about when changes to the file have an effect, or what needs to be done to make them have an effect (e.g., on the resolver, on DNS), that would be helpful. I realize that information may be application specific. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
