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<refentry>
<refentryinfo>
<date>June 14, 2000</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle><application>named-checkconf</application></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname><application>named-checkconf</application></refname>
<refpurpose>named configuration file syntax checking tool</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>named-checkconf</command>
<arg><option>-v</option></arg>
<arg><option>-m</option></arg>
<arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="req">filename</arg>
<arg><option>-z</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
<command>named-checkconf</command> checks the syntax, but not
the semantics, of a named configuration file.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted named.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-v</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print the version of the <command>named-checkconf</command>
program and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-z</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-m</term>
<listitem>
<para>
When loading a zonefile merge the journal if it exists.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>filename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>RETURN VALUES</title>
<para>
<command>named-checkconf</command> returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>
<corpauthor>Internet Software Consortium</corpauthor>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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