diff options
author | Jakob Schlyter <jakob@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-02-19 11:49:43 +0000 |
---|---|---|
committer | Jakob Schlyter <jakob@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-02-19 11:49:43 +0000 |
commit | 1ed9c49f93b84645b94c8891e60d84043df03c91 (patch) | |
tree | 3c925b238c9edcf24579b517117140fce2f7ada5 | |
parent | deeb4aa7d9bcb8e110b89f4b07b9b65d2eef1e02 (diff) |
style; David Krause
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/bind/bin/dig/nslookup.8 | 23 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bind/bin/dig/nslookup.8 b/usr.sbin/bind/bin/dig/nslookup.8 index abf9e132fd9..d49deb702dc 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bind/bin/dig/nslookup.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bind/bin/dig/nslookup.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: nslookup.8,v 1.2 2003/02/18 11:05:12 jakob Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: nslookup.8,v 1.3 2003/02/19 11:49:42 jakob Exp $ .\" .\" ++Copyright++ 1985, 1989 .\" - @@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ is the host name or Internet address of a name server. .Pp Non-interactive mode is used when the name or Internet address of the host to be looked up -is given as the first argument. The optional second argument specifies +is given as the first argument. +The optional second argument specifies the host name or address of a name server. .Pp The options listed under the @@ -96,9 +97,11 @@ command below can be specified in the .Pa .nslookuprc file in the user's home directory if they are listed -one per line. Options can also be specified +one per line. +Options can also be specified on the command line if they precede the arguments and are prefixed with -a hyphen. For example, to change the default query type to host information, +a hyphen. +For example, to change the default query type to host information, and the initial timeout to 10 seconds, type: .Bd -literal -offset indent nslookup -query=hinfo -timeout=10 @@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ the name of the host is returned. If .Ar host is a name and does not have a trailing period, the default -domain name is appended to the name. (This behavior depends on the state of the +domain name is appended to the name. +(This behavior depends on the state of the .Ic set options .Ic domain , srchlist , defname , @@ -187,7 +191,8 @@ abbreviation = .It Xo .Oo Ic no Oc Ns Ic debug .Xc -Turn debugging mode on. A lot more information is printed about the +Turn debugging mode on. +A lot more information is printed about the packet sent to the server and the resulting answer. .Pp (Default = @@ -242,7 +247,8 @@ Change the default domain name to and the domain search list to .Ar name1 , name2 , -etc. A maximum of 6 names separated by slashes (/) +etc. +A maximum of 6 names separated by slashes (/) can be specified. For example, .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -369,7 +375,8 @@ abbreviation = .It Ic timeout Ns = Ns Ar number Change the initial timeout interval for waiting for a reply to .Ar number -seconds. Each retry doubles the timeout period. +seconds. +Each retry doubles the timeout period. .Pp (Default = 5 seconds; abbreviation = .Ic ti ) |