.TH "nsd\-xfer" "8" "@date@" "NLnet Labs" "nsd @version@" .\" Copyright (c) 2001\-2008, 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.