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diff --git a/doc/s6-dns-hosts-compile.html b/doc/s6-dns-hosts-compile.html index 537c025..2fecdc1 100644 --- a/doc/s6-dns-hosts-compile.html +++ b/doc/s6-dns-hosts-compile.html @@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ than <tt>/etc/hosts.cdb</tt>, they will not use <tt>/etc/hosts.cdb</tt> and will perform the compilation step into a temporary file. So, remember to run s6-dns-hosts-compile after modifying your <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> if you want to keep the tiny performance improvement. </li> + <li> Some tools write link-local addresses in <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> i.e. IPv6 addresses +followed by a <tt>%</tt> (percent) and a network interface name. This is nonstandard +and unusable with the DNS protocol, which does not take interface names into +account. <tt>s6-dns-hosts-compile</tt> will ignore such lines if they appear in +your hosts file. </li> </ul> </body> |