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diff --git a/packages/net-tools/files/net-tools-1.60-hostname_man.patch b/packages/net-tools/files/net-tools-1.60-hostname_man.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..84a4051cdf --- /dev/null +++ b/packages/net-tools/files/net-tools-1.60-hostname_man.patch @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- net-tools-1.60/man/en_US/hostname.1.gethostbyname 2005-10-14 11:33:41.000000000 +0200 ++++ net-tools-1.60/man/en_US/hostname.1 2005-10-15 11:46:14.646697600 +0200 +@@ -99,6 +99,32 @@ + complete FQDN of the system is returned with + .BR "hostname \-\-fqdn" . + ++.LP ++The function ++.BR gethostname(2) ++is used to get the hostname. Only when the ++.BR "hostname \-s" ++is called will ++.BR gethostbyname(3) ++be called. The difference in ++.BR gethostname(2) ++and ++.BR gethostbyname(3) ++is that ++.BR gethostbyname(3) ++is network aware, so it consults ++.IR /etc/nsswitch.conf ++and ++.IR /etc/host.conf ++to decide whether to read information in ++.IR /etc/sysconfig/network ++or ++.IR /etc/hosts ++. To add another dimension to this, ++the ++.B hostname ++is also set when the network interface is brought up. ++ + .SS "SET NAME" + When called with one argument or with the + .B \-\-file |