Hi Eial ! > in that case I think that keeping it the host format is the right > thing to do.
It does not depend on the output format, it depends on how you query the IP address. The host command only queries the remote DNS server and does NOT use local libc functions for name query. That is you directly send network packets to DNS server and parse server responses. On the other side this functionality is provided by the glibc library (resolver) hidden behind functions like gethostbyname or getaddrinfo, so you do not need manual DNS server query ... and then (if you use such functions) you shall model your output/applet after the 'getent hosts' command. -- Harald _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list busybox@busybox.net http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
