<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Domains=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>A space-separated list of domains optionally prefixed with <literal>~</literal>,
+ <listitem><para>A space-separated list of domains, optionally prefixed with <literal>~</literal>,
used for two distinct purposes described below. Defaults to the empty list.</para>
<para>Any domains <emphasis>not</emphasis> prefixed with <literal>~</literal> are used as search
<filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> with the <varname>search</varname> keyword are used instead, if
that file exists and any domains are configured in it.</para>
- <para>The domains prefixed with <literal>~</literal> are called "routing domains". All domains listed
- here (both search domains and routing domains after removing the <literal>~</literal> prefix) define
- a search path that preferably directs DNS queries to this interface. This search path has an effect
- only when suitable per-link DNS servers are known. Such servers may be defined through the
- <varname>DNS=</varname> setting (see above) and dynamically at run time, for example from DHCP
- leases. If no per-link DNS servers are known, routing domains have no effect.</para>
+ <para>The domains prefixed with <literal>~</literal> are called "route-only domains". All domains
+ listed here (<emphasis>both search domains and route-only domains</emphasis> after removing the
+ <literal>~</literal> prefix) define a search path that preferably directs DNS queries to this
+ interface. This search path has an effect only when suitable per-link DNS servers are known. Such
+ servers may be defined through the <varname>DNS=</varname> setting (see above) and dynamically at run
+ time, for example from DHCP leases. If no per-link DNS servers are known, route-only domains have no
+ effect.</para>
<para>Use the construct <literal>~.</literal> (which is composed from <literal>~</literal> to
- indicate a routing domain and <literal>.</literal> to indicate the DNS root domain that is the
+ indicate a route-only domain and <literal>.</literal> to indicate the DNS root domain that is the
implied suffix of all DNS domains) to use the DNS servers defined for this link preferably for all
- domains.</para></listitem>
+ domains.</para>
+
+ <para>See "Protocols and Routing" in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details of how search and route-only domains are used.</para>
+ </listitem>
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