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| .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | ||||
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| .\" @(#)resolver.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 | .\" @(#)resolver.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 | ||||
| .\" $FreeBSD$ | .\" $FreeBSD$ | ||||
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| .Dd November 19, 2022 | .Dd November 23, 2022 | ||||
| .Dt RESOLVER 5 | .Dt RESOLVER 5 | ||||
| .Os | .Os | ||||
| .Sh NAME | .Sh NAME | ||||
| .Nm resolver | .Nm resolver | ||||
| .Nd resolver configuration file | .Nd resolver configuration file | ||||
| .Sh SYNOPSIS | .Sh SYNOPSIS | ||||
| .Nm resolv.conf | .Nm resolv.conf | ||||
| .Sh DESCRIPTION | .Sh DESCRIPTION | ||||
| The | The | ||||
| .Xr resolver 3 | .Xr resolver 3 | ||||
| is a set of routines in the C library | is a set of routines in the C library | ||||
| which provide access to the Internet Domain Name System. | which provide access to the Internet Domain Name System. | ||||
| The resolver configuration file contains information that is read | The resolver configuration file contains information that is read | ||||
| by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked by a process. | by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked by a process. | ||||
| The file is designed to be human readable and contains a list of | The file is designed to be human readable and contains a list of | ||||
| keywords with values that provide various types of resolver information. | keywords with values that provide various types of resolver information. | ||||
| .Pp | .Pp | ||||
| On a normally configured system this file should not be necessary. | On a normally configured system, setting this file manually should not | ||||
| be necessary. | |||||
| The only name server(s) to be queried will be on the local machine | The only name server(s) to be queried will be on the local machine | ||||
| or automatically configured using DHCP or a similar mechanism, | or automatically configured using DHCP or a similar mechanism, | ||||
| the domain name is determined from the host name, | the domain name is determined from the host name, | ||||
| and the domain search path is constructed from the domain name. | and the domain search path is constructed from the domain name. | ||||
| .Pp | .Pp | ||||
| The different configuration options are: | The different configuration options are: | ||||
| .Bl -tag -width nameserver | .Bl -tag -width nameserver | ||||
| .It Sy nameserver | .It Sy nameserver | ||||
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