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.\"
.\" Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
.\"
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.\" DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
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.\" INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
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.\" NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
.\" WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.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
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