Document gethostbyname_ex().

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\begin{funcdesc}{gethostbyname}{hostname}
Translate a host name to IP address format. The IP address is
returned as a string, e.g., \code{'100.50.200.5'}. If the host name
is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged.
is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged. See
\code{gethostbyname_ex} for a more complete interface.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{gethostbyname_ex}{hostname}
Translate a host name to IP address format, extended interface.
Return a triple \code{(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)} where
\code{hostname} is the primary host name responding to the given
\var{ip_address}, \code{aliaslist} is a (possibly empty) list of
alternative host names for the same address, and \code{ipaddrlist} is
a list of IP addresses for the same interface on the same
host (often but not always a single address).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{gethostname}{}