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diff --git a/mDNSResponder/mDNSShared/mDNSResponder.8 b/mDNSResponder/mDNSShared/mDNSResponder.8
index 48c1cf65..e9bd8e9b 100644
--- a/mDNSResponder/mDNSShared/mDNSResponder.8
+++ b/mDNSResponder/mDNSShared/mDNSResponder.8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.\" -*- tab-width: 4 -*-
.\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright (c) 2003-2012 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.\"
.\" Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
.\" you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -80,9 +80,28 @@ A SIGINFO signal will dump a snapshot summary of the internal state to
.Pa /var/log/system.log Ns :
.Pp
.Dl % sudo killall -INFO mDNSResponder
+.Sh OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS
+.Nm
+accepts the following optional arguments:
+.Bl -tag -width "AlwaysAppendSearchDomains"
+.It Fl AlwaysAppendSearchDomains
+Append search domains for multi-labeled Partially Qualified Domain Name as well as single-labeled Partially Qualified Domain Name.
+This argument is not recommended because of the extra DNS traffic it generates and its adverse effect on battery life.
+.It Fl NoMulticastAdvertisements
+Prevent the system from advertising Bonjour services via Multicast DNS.
+.El
+.Pp
+To cause
+.Nm
+to run with these optional arguments when it launches on OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and later, set the
+.Sy AlwaysAppendSearchDomains
+or
+.Sy NoMulticastAdvertisements
+boolean keys to true in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist and reboot.
+.Pp
.Sh FILES
-.Pa /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder \" Pathname
-.\"
+.Pa /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder
+.Pa /Library/Preferences/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist
.Pp
.Sh INFO
.Pp
@@ -112,5 +131,5 @@ daemon first appeared in Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar).
Also available from the Darwin open source repository
(though not officially supported by Apple) are
.Nm
-daemons for other platforms, including Mac OS 9, Microsoft Windows,
+daemons for other platforms, including Microsoft Windows,
Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and other POSIX systems.