[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/share/man/man5 Pull up revisions 1.8-1.11 (requested by...

[jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/1230bb92f8ac
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 491772:1230bb92f8ac
user:      jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri May 18 02:20:37 2001 +0000

description:
Pull up revisions 1.8-1.11 (requested by wiz):
  Fix grammar errors; addresses PR misc/12966

diffstat:

 share/man/man5/hosts.5 |  28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diffs (69 lines):

diff -r 57087b70b5c7 -r 1230bb92f8ac share/man/man5/hosts.5
--- a/share/man/man5/hosts.5    Tue May 15 22:58:03 2001 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man5/hosts.5    Fri May 18 02:20:37 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hosts.5,v 1.7 2000/06/14 03:57:23 itojun Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: hosts.5,v 1.7.2.1 2001/05/18 02:20:37 jhawk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)hosts.5    8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
 .\"
-.Dd January 16, 1999
+.Dd November 17, 2000
 .Dt HOSTS 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm hosts
-file contains information regarding
+file contains information regarding the known hosts on the network.
 It can be used in conjunction with the DNS, and the
 .Tn NIS
 maps
@@ -52,17 +52,24 @@
 as controlled by
 .Xr nsswitch.conf 5 .
 .Pp
-the known hosts on the network.
 For each host a single line should be present
 with the following information:
-.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
+.Dl address hostname [alias ...]
+.Pp
+These are:
+.Bl -tag -width hostname -compact -offset indent
+.It Em address
 Internet address
+.It Em hostname
 Official host name
-Aliases
-.Ed
+.It Em alias
+Alias host name
+.El
 .Pp
 Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
-tab characters.  A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
+tab characters.  A hash sign
+.Pq Dq \&#
+indicates the beginning of
 a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
 not interpreted by routines which search the file.
 .Pp
@@ -92,8 +99,9 @@
 Internet.
 .Pp
 As network addresses, both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are allowed.
-IPv4 addresses are specified in the conventional
-``.'' (dot) notation using the
+IPv4 addresses are specified in the conventional dot
+.Pq Dq \&.
+notation using the
 .Xr inet_pton 3
 routine
 from the Internet address manipulation library,