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diff --git a/doc/s6-tcpclient.html b/doc/s6-tcpclient.html index 0ec9220..0421524 100644 --- a/doc/s6-tcpclient.html +++ b/doc/s6-tcpclient.html @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ then executes into a program. <h2> Interface </h2> <pre> - s6-tcpclient [ -q | -Q | -v ] [ -4 | -6 ] [ -d | -D ] [ -r | -R ] [ -h | -H ] [ -n | -N ] [ -t <em>timeout</em> ] [ -l <em>localname</em> ] [ -T <em>timeoutconn</em> ] [ -i <em>localip</em> ] [ -p <em>localport</em> ] <em>host</em> <em>port</em> <em>prog...</em> + s6-tcpclient [ -q | -Q | -v ] [ -4 | -6 ] [ -d | -D ] [ -r | -R ] [ -h ] [ -H ] [ -n | -N ] [ -t <em>timeout</em> ] [ -l <em>localname</em> ] [ -T <em>timeoutconn</em> ] [ -i <em>localip</em> ] [ -p <em>localport</em> ] <em>host</em> <em>port</em> <em>prog...</em> </pre> <ul> @@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ IDENT protocol. This is obsolete and unreliable, and should only be used for compatibility with legacy programs. </li> <li> <tt>-R</tt> : do not use the IDENT protocol. This is the default. </li> - <li> <tt>-h</tt> : try and obtain the remote host name via DNS. -This is the default. </li> - <li> <tt>-H</tt> : do not try and obtain the remote host name -via DNS. </li> + <li> <tt>-h</tt> : Consult the <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> database before +performing DNS queries. The default, when this option is not given, is to +ignore <tt>/etc/hosts</tt>. The <tt>-H</tt> option overrides <tt>-h</tt> and +voids any kind of lookup. </li> + <li> <tt>-H</tt> : do not try and obtain the local or remote host names +via DNS. The default, when this option is not given, is to look up the +local and remote host IPs in the DNS database to get the corresponding names. </li> <li> <tt>-n</tt> : qualify <em>host</em> when resolving it to find suitable IP addresses. This is the default. </li> <li> <tt>-N</tt> : do not qualify <em>host</em>. </li> |