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diff --git a/man/nss-myhostname.xml b/man/nss-myhostname.xml
index 859bec29e3e..18a6f5f665a 100644
--- a/man/nss-myhostname.xml
+++ b/man/nss-myhostname.xml
@@ -3,39 +3,14 @@
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 
 <!--
-  This file is part of systemd.
-
-  Copyright 2011 Lennart Poettering
-  Copyright 2013 Tom Gundersen
-
-  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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+  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 -->
 
-<refentry id="nss-myhostname" conditional='HAVE_MYHOSTNAME'>
+<refentry id="nss-myhostname" conditional='ENABLE_NSS_MYHOSTNAME'>
 
   <refentryinfo>
     <title>nss-myhostname</title>
     <productname>systemd</productname>
-
-    <authorgroup>
-      <author>
-        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
-        <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
-        <surname>Poettering</surname>
-        <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
-      </author>
-    </authorgroup>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
@@ -57,12 +32,11 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
 
-    <para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plugin for the GNU
-    Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library
-    (<command>glibc</command>), primarily providing hostname resolution
-    for the locally configured system hostname as returned by
-    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-    The precise hostnames resolved by this module are:</para>
+    <para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plug-in module for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of
+    the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>), primarily providing hostname resolution for the locally configured
+    system hostname as returned by
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  The precise
+    hostnames resolved by this module are:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem><para>The local, configured hostname is resolved to
@@ -71,16 +45,16 @@
       is on the local loopback) and the IPv6 address ::1 (which is the
       local host).</para></listitem>
 
-      <listitem><para>The hostname <literal>localhost</literal> is
-      resolved to the IP addresses 127.0.0.1 and
-      ::1.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para>The hostnames <literal>localhost</literal> and
+      <literal>localhost.localdomain</literal> (as well as any hostname
+      ending in <literal>.localhost</literal> or <literal>.localhost.localdomain</literal>)
+      are resolved to the IP addresses 127.0.0.1 and ::1.</para></listitem>
 
-      <listitem><para>The hostname <literal>gateway</literal> is
+      <listitem><para>The hostname <literal>_gateway</literal> is
       resolved to all current default routing gateway addresses,
       ordered by their metric. This assigns a stable hostname to the
       current gateway, useful for referencing it independently of the
       current network configuration state.</para></listitem>
-
     </itemizedlist>
 
     <para>Various software relies on an always-resolvable local
@@ -93,29 +67,25 @@
     changing <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is unnecessary, and on
     many systems, the file becomes entirely optional.</para>
 
-    <para>To activate the NSS modules, <literal>myhostname</literal>
-    has to be added to the line starting with
-    <literal>hosts:</literal> in
-    <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>.</para>
+    <para>To activate the NSS modules, add <literal>myhostname</literal> to the line starting with
+    <literal>hosts:</literal> in <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>.</para>
 
-    <para>It is recommended to place <literal>myhostname</literal>
-    last in the <filename>nsswitch.conf</filename> line to make sure
-    that this mapping is only used as fallback, and that any DNS or
-    <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> based mapping takes
-    precedence.</para>
+    <para>It is recommended to place <literal>myhostname</literal> last in the <filename>nsswitch.conf</filename>'
+    <literal>hosts:</literal> line to make sure that this mapping is only used as fallback, and that any DNS or
+    <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> based mapping takes precedence.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>Example</title>
 
-    <para>Here is an example <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>
-    file that enables <command>myhostname</command> correctly:</para>
+    <para>Here is an example <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file that enables
+    <command>nss-myhostname</command> correctly:</para>
 
-<programlisting>passwd:         compat mymachines
-group:          compat mymachines
+<programlisting>passwd:         compat mymachines systemd
+group:          compat mymachines systemd
 shadow:         compat
 
-hosts:          files resolve mymachines <command>myhostname</command>
+hosts:          files mymachines resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns <command>myhostname</command>
 networks:       files
 
 protocols:      db files
@@ -143,6 +113,7 @@ netgroup:       nis</programlisting>
     <title>See Also</title>
     <para>
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-resolve</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-mymachines</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>nsswitch.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,