minor wording updates

SCCS-vsn: lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 6.15

diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 b/usr/src/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
index 260b0e0..9876281 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
 .\"

-.\"     @(#)gethostbyname.3    6.14 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"     @(#)gethostbyname.3    6.15 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .Dd 
 .Dt GETHOSTBYNAME 3
 .\"
 .Dd 
 .Dt GETHOSTBYNAME 3


@@ -187,17 +187,20 @@ opening the file if necessary.
 The
 .Fn sethostent
 function
 The
 .Fn sethostent
 function

-is redefined to open and rewind the file.  If the
+opens and/or rewinds the file
+.Pa /etc/hosts .
+If the

 .Fa stayopen
 argument is non-zero,
 .Fa stayopen
 argument is non-zero,

-the hosts data base will not be closed after each call to
+the file will not be closed after each call to

 .Fn gethostbyname
 or
 .Fn gethostbyaddr .
 .Fn gethostbyname
 or
 .Fn gethostbyaddr .

+.Pp

 The
 .Fn endhostent
 function
 The
 .Fn endhostent
 function

-is redefined to close the file.
+closes the file.

 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Fn herror
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Fn herror