server/admin.c (a_resolve): Parse using the `aftab' table.

[tripe] / server / tripe-admin.5.in

diff --git a/server/tripe-admin.5.in b/server/tripe-admin.5.in
index 43f772546d3ab832f19e5f969de7e232eca93218..44af6a5828870a7691268cf8d84d6787ab7a58fd 100644 (file)
--- a/server/tripe-admin.5.in
+++ b/server/tripe-admin.5.in
@@ -251,21 +251,40 @@ the meanings of the subsequent tokens depend on the address family.
 Address family tokens are not case-sensitive on input; on output, they
 are always in upper-case.
 .PP
-At present, only one address family is understood.
+The following address families are recognized.
+.TP
+.BI "ANY " address " \fR[" port \fR]
+An address and port number for any supported address family.  On output,
+.B tripe
+never uses this form.  On input, the
+.I address
+is examined: if it is a numeric address for some recognized address
+family, then it is interpreted as such; otherwise it is looked up using
+the DNS (in the background).  The background resolver's address-sorting
+rules apply, and
+.B tripe
+simply takes the first address in the returned list which is of a
+supported address family.  Symbolic port numbers are permitted; if
+omitted, the default port 4070 is used.
 .TP
 .BI "INET " address " \fR[" port \fR]
 An Internet socket, naming an IPv4 address and UDP port.  On output, the
-address is always in numeric dotted-quad form, and the port is given as
-a plain number.  On input, DNS hostnames and symbolic port names are
-permitted; if omitted, the default port 4070 is used.  Name resolution
-does not block the main server, but will block the requesting client,
-unless the command is run in the background.
+.I address
+is always in numeric dotted-quad form, and the
+.I port
+is given as a plain decimal number.  On input, DNS hostnames and
+symbolic port names are permitted; if omitted, the default port 4070 is
+used.
 .PP
 If, on input, no recognized address family token is found, the following
 tokens are assumed to represent an
-.B INET
+.B ANY
 address.  Addresses output by the server always have an address family
-token.
+token, and do not use
+.BR ANY .
+.PP
+Name resolution never blocks the main server, but will block the
+requesting client, unless the command is run in the background.
 .SS "Key-value output"
 Some commands (e.g.,
 .B STATS