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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index fa4d94c1d7..73ebbfa8f4 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -18025,6 +18025,8 @@ Type of the service that populates the entries for (@file{/etc/hosts}). This service type can be @emph{extended} by passing it a list of @code{host} records. +The example below shows how to add two entries to @file{/etc/hosts}: + @c TRANSLATORS: The domain names below SHOULD NOT be translated. @c They're domains reserved for use in documentation. (RFC6761 Section 6.5) @c The addresses used are explained in RFC3849 and RFC5737. @@ -18038,8 +18040,8 @@ This service type can be @emph{extended} by passing it a list of @end lisp @quotation Note -@cindex @file{/etc/host} default entries -By default @file{/etc/host} comes with the following entries: +@cindex @file{/etc/hosts} default entries +By default @file{/etc/hosts} comes with the following entries: @example 127.0.0.1 localhost @var{host-name} ::1 localhost @var{host-name} @@ -18064,27 +18066,17 @@ alias of @code{localhost}. (host "::1" "localhost")))))) @end lisp @end quotation +@end defvar -@deftp {Data Type} host -Available @code{host} fields are: - -@table @asis -@item @code{address} (type: string) -IP address. - -@item @code{canonical-name} (type: string) -Hostname. - -@item @code{aliases} (default: @code{'()}) (type: list-of-string) -Additional aliases that map to the same @code{canonical-name}. -@end table -@end deftp +@defun host @var{address} @var{canonical-name} [@var{aliases}] +Return a new record for the host at @var{address} with the given +@var{canonical-name} and possibly @var{aliases}. -@defun host address canonical-name [aliases] -Procedure for creating @code{host} records. +@var{address} must be a string denoting a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, and +@var{canonical-name} and the strings listed in @var{aliases} must be valid +host names. @end defun -@end defvar @deffn {Scheme Procedure} login-service @var{config} Return a service to run login according to @var{config}, a |