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diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.docbook b/bin/dig/dig.docbook index d64d038..1285c43 100644 --- a/bin/dig/dig.docbook +++ b/bin/dig/dig.docbook @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [<!ENTITY mdash "—">]> <!-- - - Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") + - Copyright (C) 2004-2010, 2013 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") - Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium. - - Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ <year>2008</year> <year>2009</year> <year>2010</year> + <year>2013</year> <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder> </copyright> <copyright> @@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ <para> Unless it is told to query a specific name server, - <command>dig</command> will try each of the servers listed - in - <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. + <command>dig</command> will try each of the servers listed in + <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. If no usable server addreses + are found, <command>dig</command> will send the query to the local + host. </para> <para> @@ -157,20 +159,25 @@ <term><constant>server</constant></term> <listitem> <para> - is the name or IP address of the name server to query. This can - be an IPv4 - address in dotted-decimal notation or an IPv6 + is the name or IP address of the name server to query. This + can be an IPv4 address in dotted-decimal notation or an IPv6 address in colon-delimited notation. When the supplied - <parameter>server</parameter> argument is a - hostname, - <command>dig</command> resolves that name before - querying that name - server. If no <parameter>server</parameter> - argument is provided, - <command>dig</command> consults <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> - and queries the name servers listed there. The reply from the - name - server that responds is displayed. + <parameter>server</parameter> argument is a hostname, + <command>dig</command> resolves that name before querying + that name server. + </para> + <para> + If no <parameter>server</parameter> argument is + provided, <command>dig</command> consults + <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>; if an + address is found there, it queries the name server at + that address. If either of the <option>-4</option> or + <option>-6</option> options are in use, then + only addresses for the corresponding transport + will be tried. If no usable addresses are found, + <command>dig</command> will send the query to the + local host. The reply from the name server that + responds is displayed. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |
