From 919bf6c0c5a7026f1bb40901f935bc093547dea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dmiller <dmiller@e0a8ed71-7df4-0310-8962-fdc924857419>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:52:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Note that Nmap quits if excluded names do not resolve. See
 #74

---
 docs/refguide.xml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

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.</para>
           wish to scan includes untouchable mission-critical servers,
           systems that are known to react adversely to port scans,
           or subnets administered by other people.</para>
+          <para>If an excluded name cannot be resolved to a network address, Nmap
+          will quit without performing scanning.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>