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diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
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+++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ until a maximum number of retries are made.)
\fBdomain\fP Local domain name.
Most queries for names within this domain can use short names
relative to the local domain.
+If set to \(aq.\(aq, the root domain is considered.
If no \fBdomain\fP entry is present, the domain is determined
from the local hostname returned by
.BR gethostname (2);