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named-checkzone - zone file validity checking tool named-checkzone [ -d ] [ -q ] [ -v ] [ -c class ] zonename filename

named-checkzone checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as named does when loading a zone. This makes named-checkzone useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.

-d Enable debugging.

-q Quiet mode - exit code only.

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

-c class Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.

zonename The domain name of the zone being checked.

filename The name of the zone file.

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

named(8), RFC 1035, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

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