.TH "nsd\-checkzone" "8" "Feb  3, 2015" "NLnet Labs" "nsd 4.1.1"
.\" Copyright (c) 2014, NLnet Labs. All rights reserved.
.\" See LICENSE for the license.
.SH "NAME"
.B nsd\-checkzone
\- NSD zone file syntax checker.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B nsd\-checkzone
.RB [ \-h ]
.I zonename
.I zonefile
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B nsd\-checkzone
reads a DNS zone file and checks it for errors.  It prints errors to
stderr.  On failure it exits with nonzero exit status.
.P
This is used to check files before feeding them to the nsd(8) daemon.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.B \-h
Print usage help information and exit.
.TP
.I zonename
The name of the zone to check, eg. "example.com".
.TP
.I zonefile
The file to read, eg. "zones/example.com.zone.signed".
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fInsd\fR(8), \fInsd-checkconf\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.B NSD
was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see
CREDITS file in the distribution for further details.