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.TH RESOLVER 5 "1 January 1986"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
resolver configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The resolver configuration file contains information that is read
by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked in a process.
The file is designed to be human readable and contains a list of
name-value pairs which provide various types of resolver information.
.LP
The different configuration options are:
.TP
\fBnameserver\fP
followed by the Internet address (in dot notation) of a nameserver
that the resolver should query.  At least one nameserver should be
listed.  Up to MAXNS (currently 3) nameservers may be listed, in which
case the resolver library queries tries them in the order listed.
(The algorithm used is to try a nameserver, and if the query times out,
try the next, until out of nameservers, then repeat trying all the nameservers
until a maximum number of retries has been made).
.TP
\fBdomain\fP
followed by a domain name, which is
the default domain to append to names which do not have a dot in them.
This defaults to empty (the root domain).
.LP
The name value pair must appear on a single line, and the keyword
(e.g. \fBnameserver\fP) must start the line.  The value follows
the keyword, separated by whitespace.
.SH FILES
.I /etc/resolv.conf
.SH SEE ALSO
gethostent(3n), resolver(3), named(8)
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	3	.TH RESOLVER 5 "1 January 1986"
	4	.UC 4
	5	.SH NAME
	6	resolver configuration file
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.LP
	9	The resolver configuration file contains information that is read
	10	by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked in a process.
	11	The file is designed to be human readable and contains a list of
	12	name-value pairs which provide various types of resolver information.
	13	.LP
	14	The different configuration options are:
	15	.TP
	16	\fBnameserver\fP
	17	followed by the Internet address (in dot notation) of a nameserver
	18	that the resolver should query. At least one nameserver should be
	19	listed. Up to MAXNS (currently 3) nameservers may be listed, in which
	20	case the resolver library queries tries them in the order listed.
	21	(The algorithm used is to try a nameserver, and if the query times out,
	22	try the next, until out of nameservers, then repeat trying all the nameservers
	23	until a maximum number of retries has been made).
	24	.TP
	25	\fBdomain\fP
	26	followed by a domain name, which is
	27	the default domain to append to names which do not have a dot in them.
	28	This defaults to empty (the root domain).
	29	.LP
	30	The name value pair must appear on a single line, and the keyword
	31	(e.g. \fBnameserver\fP) must start the line. The value follows
	32	the keyword, separated by whitespace.
	33	.SH FILES
	34	.I /etc/resolv.conf
	35	.SH SEE ALSO
	36	gethostent(3n), resolver(3), named(8)