diff --git a/docs/refguide.xml b/docs/refguide.xml index 884b23638..5a664627b 100644 --- a/docs/refguide.xml +++ b/docs/refguide.xml @@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ you would expect. wish to scan includes untouchable mission-critical servers, systems that are known to react adversely to port scans, or subnets administered by other people. + If an excluded name cannot be resolved to a network address, Nmap + will quit without performing scanning.