named-checkconf.8

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.TH "NAMED-CHECKCONF" "8" "June 14, 2000" "BIND9" ""
.SH NAME
named-checkconf \- named configuration file syntax checking tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBnamed-checkconf\fR [ \fB-v\fR ]  [ \fB-t \fIdirectory\fB\fR ]  \fBfilename\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnamed-checkconf\fR checks the syntax, but not
the semantics, of a named configuration file.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-t \fIdirectory\fB\fR
chroot to \fIdirectory\fR so that include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted named.
.TP
\fB-v\fR
Print the version of the \fBnamed-checkconf\fR
program and exit.
.TP
\fBfilename\fR
The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
specified, it defaults to \fI/etc/named.conf\fR.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
\fBnamed-checkconf\fR returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBnamed\fR(8),
\fIBIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual\fR.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Internet Software Consortium