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31.Dd December 25, 2013
31.Dd October 12, 2015
32.Dt RESOLVER 5
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm resolver
36.Nd resolver configuration file
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm resolv.conf
39.Sh DESCRIPTION

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170tells the resolver not to attempt to resolve a top level domain name, that
171is, a name that contains no dots.
172Use of this option does not prevent
173the resolver from obeying the standard
174.Sy domain
175and
176.Sy search
177rules with the given name.
32.Dt RESOLVER 5
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm resolver
36.Nd resolver configuration file
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm resolv.conf
39.Sh DESCRIPTION

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170tells the resolver not to attempt to resolve a top level domain name, that
171is, a name that contains no dots.
172Use of this option does not prevent
173the resolver from obeying the standard
174.Sy domain
175and
176.Sy search
177rules with the given name.
178.It Sy reload-period: Ns Ar n
179The resolver checks the modification time of
180.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
181every
182.Ar n
183seconds.
184If
185.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
186has changed, it is automatically reloaded.
187The default for
188.Ar n
189is two seconds.
190Setting it to zero disables the file check.
178.El
179.Pp
180Options may also be specified as a space or tab separated list using the
181.Dv RES_OPTIONS
182environment variable.
183.El
184.Pp
185The
186.Sy domain
187and
188.Sy search
189keywords are mutually exclusive.
190If more than one instance of these keywords is present,
191the last instance will override.
192.Pp
193The keyword and value must appear on a single line, and the keyword
191.El
192.Pp
193Options may also be specified as a space or tab separated list using the
194.Dv RES_OPTIONS
195environment variable.
196.El
197.Pp
198The
199.Sy domain
200and
201.Sy search
202keywords are mutually exclusive.
203If more than one instance of these keywords is present,
204the last instance will override.
205.Pp
206The keyword and value must appear on a single line, and the keyword
194(e.g.\&
195.Sy nameserver )
207.Pq for example, Sy nameserver
196must start the line.
197The value follows the keyword, separated by white space.
198.Sh FILES
199.Bl -tag -width /etc/resolv.conf -compact
200.It Pa /etc/resolv.conf
201The file
202.Nm resolv.conf
203resides in

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208must start the line.
209The value follows the keyword, separated by white space.
210.Sh FILES
211.Bl -tag -width /etc/resolv.conf -compact
212.It Pa /etc/resolv.conf
213The file
214.Nm resolv.conf
215resides in

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