sortlist This option allows addresses returned by gethostbyname (3) to be sorted. A sortlist ... query before an A query inside the gethostbyname (3) function, and of mapping IPv4 …sortlist This option allows addresses returned by gethostbyname (3) to be sorted. A sortlist ... query before an A query inside the gethostbyname (3) function, and of mapping IPv4 …same subnet) are listed first when a gethostbyname (3) is performed. Reordering is done ... nowarn , and warn . SEE ALSO gethostbyname (3), hosts (5), nsswitch.conf (5), resolv.con…hosts Host names and numbers, used by gethostbyname (3) and related functions. initgroups Supplementary group