.TH "nsd\-xfer" "8" "Jan  6, 2010" "NLnet Labs" "nsd 3.2.4"
.\" 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.
.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), 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.