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Re: Tracing Linux hostname resolution


   I don't see where Andreas pointed out that it is only for debugging
purposes. At any rate, I agree that it is not a very advertised
interface; I'm not sure there is any official statement about its
support level, though.

FWIW:


From: schwab@redhat.com
To: public-jblaine-GbE5gUWZ6k7k1uMJSBkQmQ@plane.gmane.org
Cc: public-libc-help-9JcytcrH/bA+uJoB2kUjGw@plane.gmane.org

...
"getent is a debugging tool.  It's not meant to be used in production."
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