.TH "nsd\-xfer" "8" "Mar 22, 2011" "NLnet Labs" "nsd 3.2.8"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001\-2011, NLnet Labs. All rights reserved.
.\" See LICENSE for the license.
.SH "NAME"
.LP
.B nsd\-xfer
\- AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.LP 
.B nsd\-xfer
.RB [ \-4 ] 
.RB [ \-6 ] 
.RB [ \-a
.IR address[@port] ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR port ]
.RB [ \-s
.IR serial ]
.RB [ \-T
.IR tsiginfo ]
.RB [ \-v ]
.B \-z
.I zone
.B \-f
.I file
.I servers
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.LP 
.B Nsd\-xfer 
is program to transfer zones from a name server using AXFR.
.B NSD 
is a complete implementation of an authoritative DNS nameserver.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.LP 
.TP
.B \-4
Only send to IPv4 addresses.
.TP
.B \-6
Only send to IPv6 addresses.
.TP
.B \-a\fI address[@port]
Specify the source address (and port) to send from.
.TP
.B \-f\fI file
The file to store the zone in.
.TP
.B \-p\fI port
Specify the port to send to.
.TP
.B \-s\fI serial
Specify the serial of the current zone. The zone is only transferred
if the master server has a zone with a greater serial number.
.TP
.B \-T\fI tsiginfo
Use TSIG to verify the zone transfer. The
.I tsiginfo
file must contain the TSIG key information. The file is removed 
upon successful reading of the key. The format of the tsiginfo file
is described in the doc/README file (section 3.3).
.TP 
.B \-v
Be more verbose.
.TP
.B \-z\fI zone
Specify the zone to receive.
.TP 
.I servers
List of nameservers to try.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.LP 
To run this program the standard way type:
.LP 
# nsd\-xfer \-z foobar.cz \-f foobar.cz.zone 1.2.3.4
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.LP
nsd(8), nsdc(8), nsd.conf(5), nsd-checkconf(8),
nsd-notify(8), nsd-patch(8), nsd\-zonec(8)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.LP
.B NSD
was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see CREDITS
file in the distribution for further details.