From 513b35b9a7a494dcef8131c194be3fe38c4ec6f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Andrews Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:56:42 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] minor host man page cleanups from Tony Finch [RT #42476] (cherry picked from commit 28784b996be9f5f8939883a77a8fa4daccd873c3) --- bin/dig/host.docbook | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/bin/dig/host.docbook b/bin/dig/host.docbook index efea4105a2..2222f6c5cd 100644 --- a/bin/dig/host.docbook +++ b/bin/dig/host.docbook @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ "All". The option is normally equivalent - to ANY. + to . It also affects the behaviour of the list zone option. @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ -c class - Query class: This can be used to lookup Hesiod or Chaosnet - class resource records. The default class is IN + Query class: This can be used to lookup HS (Hesiod) or CH + (Chaosnet) class resource records. The default class is IN (Internet). @@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ List zone: - The host performs a zone transfer of + The host command performs a zone transfer of zone name and prints out the NS, PTR and address records (A/AAAA). - Together, the + Together, the options print all records in the zone. @@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ Non-recursive query: - Setting this option clears the RD — - recursion desired — bit in the query. This should - mean that the name server receiving the query will not - attempt to resolve name. + Setting this option clears the RD (recursion desired) bit + in the query. This should mean that the name server + receiving the query will not attempt to + resolve name. The option enables host to mimic the behavior of a name server by making non-recursive queries and expecting @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Query type: - the type argument can be any + The type argument can be any recognized query type: CNAME, NS, SOA, TXT, DNSKEY, AXFR, etc. @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ If a query type of IXFR is chosen the starting serial number can be specified by appending an equal followed by the starting serial number - (e.g. IXFR=12345678). + (like ). @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ -w - Wait forever: the query timeout is set to the maximum possible. + Wait forever: The query timeout is set to the maximum possible. See also the option. @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ -W wait - Timeout: wait for up to wait + Timeout: Wait for up to wait seconds for a reply. If wait is less than one, the wait interval is set to one second.