--host-record support

man/dnsmasq.8

@@ -416,6 +416,22 @@ zone files: the port, weight and priority numbers are in a different
 order. More than one SRV record for a given service/domain is allowed,
 all that match are returned.
 .TP
+.B --host-record=<name>[,<name>....][<IPv4-address>],[IPv6-address]
+Add A, AAAA and PTR records to the DNS. This adds one or more names to
+the DNS with associated IPv4 (A) and IPv6 (AAAA) records. A name may
+appear in more than one 
+.B host-record
+and therefore be assigned more than one address. Only the first
+address creates a PTR record linking the address to the name. This is
+the same rule as is used reading hosts-files. 
+.B host-record
+options are considered to be read before host-files, so a name
+appearing there inhibits PTR-record creation if it appears in
+hosts-file also. Unlike host-files, names are not expanded, even when
+.B expand-hosts
+is in effect. Short and long names may appear in the same 
+.B host-record, eg. --host-record=laptop,laptop.thekelleys.org,192.168.0.1,1234::100
+.TP
 .B \-Y, --txt-record=<name>[[,<text>],<text>]
 Return a TXT DNS record. The value of TXT record is a set of strings,
 so  any number may be included, delimited by commas; use quotes to put