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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 | 14 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 index 7d78f96..b845c28 100644 --- a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 +++ b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 @@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ .Ft const char * .Fn hstrerror "int err" .Sh DESCRIPTION +.Bf -symbolic +The +.Xr getaddrinfo 3 +and +.Xr getnameinfo 3 +functions are preferred over the +.Fn gethostbyname , +.Fn gethostbyname2 , +and +.Fn gethostbyaddr +functions. +.Ef +.Pp The .Fn gethostbyname , .Fn gethostbyname2 @@ -287,6 +300,7 @@ for example, a mail-forwarder may be registered for this domain. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr getaddrinfo 3 , +.Xr getnameinfo 3 , .Xr inet_aton 3 , .Xr resolver 3 , .Xr hosts 5 , |
