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authorPaul Holzinger <pholzing@redhat.com>2022-04-21 18:32:07 +0200
committerPaul Holzinger <pholzing@redhat.com>2022-04-22 13:06:01 +0200
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Improve /etc/hosts documentation
Update the documentation for /etc/hosts options --add-host and --no-hosts. Also make sure that all references use the same text for consistency. Signed-off-by: Paul Holzinger <pholzing@redhat.com>
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@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ containers added to it. The pod id is printed to STDOUT. You can then use
#### **--add-host**=_host_:_ip_
-Add a host to the /etc/hosts file shared between all containers in the pod.
+Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
+
+Add a line to /etc/hosts. The format is hostname:ip. The **--add-host**
+option can be set multiple times.
+The /etc/hosts file is shared between all containers in the pod.
#### **--cgroup-parent**=*path*
@@ -187,7 +191,10 @@ NOTE: A container will only have access to aliases on the first network that it
#### **--no-hosts**
-Disable creation of /etc/hosts for the pod.
+Do not create _/etc/hosts_ for the pod.
+By default, Podman will manage _/etc/hosts_, adding the container's own IP address and any hosts from **--add-host**.
+**--no-hosts** disables this, and the image's _/etc/hosts_ will be preserved unmodified.
+This option conflicts with **--add-host**.
#### **--pid**=*pid*