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diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md index 8f06e8d01..b7b454bc0 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md @@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ The operator can identify a container in three ways: - UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”); - Name (“jonah”). -Podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned -to the container with **--name** then it generates a random -string name. The name can be useful as a more human-friendly way to identify containers. -This works for both background and foreground containers. +Podman generates a UUID for each container, and if no name is assigned to the +container using **--name**, Podman generates a random string name. The name can +be useful as a more human-friendly way to identify containers. This works for +both background and foreground containers. The container's name is also added +to the `/etc/hosts` file using the container's primary IP address (also see the +**--add-host** option). |