# resolv.conf(5)

    NAME
         resolv.conf - Domain Name System resolver configuration

    SYNOPSIS
         /etc/resolv.conf

    DESCRIPTION
         The /etc/resolv.conf is used to configure  how  the  host  will  use  the
         Domain  Name System to resolve hostnames to IP addresses.  It may contain
         these two lines:

              nameserver     IP-address
              domain         domain-name

         The nameserver entry tells the IP address of the  host  to  use  for  DNS
         queries.  If it is set to 127.0.0.1 (which is the default) then the local
         name daemon is used that may use the  /etc/hosts  database  to  translate
         host names.  You normally only need a nameserver entry if the name server
         is at the other side of a router.  The default nonamed name server  can't
         look beyond the local network.

         The domain  entry  tells  the  default  domain  to  use  for  unqualified
         hostnames.   This  entry is usually not given in which case the domain of
         the local host is used.

         The long version of this story can be found in resolver(5).

    FILES

         /etc/resolv.conf    DNS resolver configuration file.

    SEE ALSO
         resolver(5), hosts(5), nonamed(8), boot(8).

    AUTHOR
         Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)