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named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool named-checkconf [ -v ] [ -t directory ] filename

named-checkconf checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named configuration file.

-t directory chroot to directory so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.

-v Print the version of the named-checkconf program and exit.

filename The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified, it defaults to /etc/named.conf.

named-checkconf returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

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