Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] --addn-hosts and --hostsdir
On 02/10/2019 07:25, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 11:16:18AM +0800, Hongyi Zhao wrote: >> Hi, >> >> The manpage said that: >> >> --- >> -H, --addn-hosts= >> Additional hosts file. Read the specified file as well >> as >> /etc/hosts. If --no-hosts is given, read only the >> specified >> file. This option may be repeated for more than one >> additional >> hosts file. If a directory is given, then read all the >> files >> contained in that directory. >> >>--hostsdir= >> Read all the hosts files contained in the directory. New >> or >> changed files are read automatically. See --dhcp-hostsdir >> for >> details. >> --- >> >> According to the above description, the --addn-hosts can do all the >> things done by --hostsdir, > > No. > > The difference is >New or changed files are read automatically. > > > What he said. And the reason they both exist is that --addn-hosts existed first, and when the ability to automatically read files was added, there was a desire not to introduce bugs in existing configurations by subtly changing the behaviour of the existing option. Simon. ___ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] --addn-hosts and --hostsdir
On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 11:16:18AM +0800, Hongyi Zhao wrote: > Hi, > > The manpage said that: > > --- > -H, --addn-hosts= > Additional hosts file. Read the specified file as well as > /etc/hosts. If --no-hosts is given, read only the specified > file. This option may be repeated for more than one additional > hosts file. If a directory is given, then read all the files > contained in that directory. > >--hostsdir= > Read all the hosts files contained in the directory. New or > changed files are read automatically. See --dhcp-hostsdir for > details. > --- > > According to the above description, the --addn-hosts can do all the > things done by --hostsdir, No. The difference is New or changed files are read automatically. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven ___ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
[Dnsmasq-discuss] --addn-hosts and --hostsdir
Hi, The manpage said that: --- -H, --addn-hosts= Additional hosts file. Read the specified file as well as /etc/hosts. If --no-hosts is given, read only the specified file. This option may be repeated for more than one additional hosts file. If a directory is given, then read all the files contained in that directory. --hostsdir= Read all the hosts files contained in the directory. New or changed files are read automatically. See --dhcp-hostsdir for details. --- According to the above description, the --addn-hosts can do all the things done by --hostsdir, why still we also have both options? -- Hongsheng Zhao Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences GnuPG DSA: 0xD108493 ___ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
