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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/inetd')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 index f39311d2432..8d9fec96f8a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)inetd.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 -.\" $Id: inetd.8,v 1.4 1997/06/18 03:01:42 denny Exp $ +.\" $Id: inetd.8,v 1.5 1997/06/26 06:27:27 denny Exp $ .\" .Dd March 16, 1991 .Dt INETD 8 @@ -107,9 +107,16 @@ address specifier prefixed to it, separated from the service name by a colon. If this is done, the string before the colon in the first field indiciates what local address .Nm -should use when listening for that service, or the single character +should use when listening for that service. Multiple local addresses +can be specified on the same line, separated by commas. Numeric IP +addresses in dotted-quad notation can be used as well as symbolic +hostnames. Symbolic hostnames are looked up using gethostbyname(). +If a hostname has multiple address mappings, inetd creates a socket +to listen on each address. +.Pp +The single character .Dq \&* -to indicate +indicates .Dv INADDR_ANY , meaning .Sq all local addresses . |