From cead9579beba741d5d8b39bdf0e8410365d9142f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Bellamy <paul.a.bellamy@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 11:01:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] document --no-rewrite-hosts flag

---
 site/proxy.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/site/proxy.md b/site/proxy.md
index d81b592a..847ba8bb 100644
--- a/site/proxy.md
+++ b/site/proxy.md
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ container with a blank `WEAVE_CIDR`, e.g.
 
     host1$ docker run -ti -e WEAVE_CIDR="" ubuntu
 
+When launching weave-enabled containers, the proxy will automatically
+rewrite `/etc/hosts` to replace the docker IP with the container's
+weave IP. If you need the docker IP to remain in `/etc/hosts`, the
+proxy must be launched with the `--no-rewrite-hosts` flag.
+
+    host1$ weave launch-router && weave launch-proxy --no-rewrite-hosts
+
 ## <a name="dns"></a>Automatic discovery
 
 Containers launched via the proxy will use [weaveDNS](weavedns.html)