named-checkzone.8

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.TH "NAMED-CHECKZONE" "8" "June 13, 2000" "BIND9" ""
.SH NAME
named-checkzone \- zone file validity checking tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBnamed-checkzone\fR [ \fB-d\fR ]  [ \fB-j\fR ]  [ \fB-q\fR ]  [ \fB-v\fR ]  [ \fB-c \fIclass\fB\fR ]  \fBzonename\fR \fBfilename\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnamed-checkzone\fR checks the syntax and integrity of
a zone file. It performs the same checks as \fBnamed\fR
does when loading a zone. This makes
\fBnamed-checkzone\fR useful for checking zone
files before configuring them into a name server.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-d\fR
Enable debugging.
.TP
\fB-q\fR
Quiet mode - exit code only.
.TP
\fB-v\fR
Print the version of the \fBnamed-checkzone\fR
program and exit.
.TP
\fB-j\fR
When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
.TP
\fB-c \fIclass\fB\fR
Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
.TP
\fBzonename\fR
The domain name of the zone being checked.
.TP
\fBfilename\fR
The name of the zone file.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
\fBnamed-checkzone\fR returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBnamed\fR(8),
\fIRFC 1035\fR,
\fIBIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual\fR.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Internet Software Consortium