From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:26:36 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: --socks4[a]: clarify where the host name is resolved
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--socks4[a]: clarify where the host name is resolved

Closes #7273
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diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4.d
index bc095d5460..3cfb2540c0 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4.d
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Added: 7.15.2
 Category: proxy
 ---
 Use the specified SOCKS4 proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is
-assumed at port 1080.
+assumed at port 1080. Using this socket type make curl resolve the host name
+and passing the address on to the proxy.
 
 This option overrides any previous use of --proxy, as they are mutually
 exclusive.
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4a.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4a.d
index d3177a9d77..d820566a1a 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4a.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/socks4a.d
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Added: 7.18.0
 Category: proxy
 ---
 Use the specified SOCKS4a proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is
-assumed at port 1080.
+assumed at port 1080. This asks the proxy to resolve the host name.
 
 This option overrides any previous use of --proxy, as they are mutually
 exclusive.