[PATCH] resolv.conf.5: document IPv6 format for nameserver
From: Simon Paillard <hidden>
Date: 2012-10-25 00:15:51
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
Note this format is specified by RFC2373 and implemented in inet_pton(). See http://bugs.debian.org/610036 Reported-by: Witold Baryluk <baryluk-W6Hso+/wx31C2Nf1M/Lcnw@public.gmane.org> --- man5/resolv.conf.5 | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
index e82ea72..fad39b5 100644
--- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
+++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ and the domain search path is constructed from the domain name. .LP The different configuration options are: .TP -\fBnameserver\fP Name server IP address -Internet address (in dot notation) of a name server -that the resolver should query. +\fBnameserver\fP Name server address +that the resolver should query, either +an IPv4 address (in dot notation), +or an IPv6 address in colon (and possibly dot) notation as per RFC2373. Up to .B MAXNS (currently 3, see \fI<resolv.h>\fP) name servers may be listed,
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