From 349c72e8588c9b6f36f69b7789b3c7aac7a1bbdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Lubo=C5=A1=20Uhliarik?= <luhliari@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:27:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify binding behavior of -t option.

Configuration testing includes binding to configured listen addresses
when opening referenced files.
---
 docs/man/nginx.8 | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/man/nginx.8 b/docs/man/nginx.8
index 10db3e6cb..64d9ae76c 100644
--- a/docs/man/nginx.8
+++ b/docs/man/nginx.8
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"
-.Dd November 5, 2020
+.Dd January 21, 2026
 .Dt NGINX 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ but additionally dump configuration files to standard output.
 Do not run, just test the configuration file.
 .Nm
 checks the configuration file syntax and then tries to open files
-referenced in the configuration file.
+referenced in the configuration file, including binding to configured
+listen addresses.
 .It Fl V
 Print the
 .Nm