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-nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
-of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides host name resolution via
-Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, a.k.a. Apple Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour).
-This effectively allows name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the
-ad-hoc mDNS domain .local.
+nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS)
+functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides host
+name resolution via Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, a.k.a. Apple
+Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour). This effectively allows name
+resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc mDNS domain
+.local.
+
+To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote
+host:
-To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host:
getent hosts <hostname>.local