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authorRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-08-08 11:05:47 +0000
committerRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-08-08 11:05:47 +0000
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diff --git a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
index 7d78f96e9a8a..b845c28183fe 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@
.Ft const char *
.Fn hstrerror "int err"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Bf -symbolic
+The
+.Xr getaddrinfo 3
+and
+.Xr getnameinfo 3
+functions are preferred over the
+.Fn gethostbyname ,
+.Fn gethostbyname2 ,
+and
+.Fn gethostbyaddr
+functions.
+.Ef
+.Pp
The
.Fn gethostbyname ,
.Fn gethostbyname2
@@ -287,6 +300,7 @@ for example, a mail-forwarder may be registered for this domain.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getaddrinfo 3 ,
+.Xr getnameinfo 3 ,
.Xr inet_aton 3 ,
.Xr resolver 3 ,
.Xr hosts 5 ,