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256N/A <refentryinfo>
3996N/A <date>June 13, 2000</date>
256N/A </refentryinfo>
256N/A
256N/A <refmeta>
256N/A <refentrytitle><application>named-checkzone</application></refentrytitle>
256N/A <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
256N/A <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
256N/A </refmeta>
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844N/A <refnamediv>
844N/A <refname><application>named-checkzone</application></refname>
256N/A <refpurpose>zone file validity checking tool</refpurpose>
256N/A </refnamediv>
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256N/A <refsynopsisdiv>
3661N/A <cmdsynopsis>
3661N/A <command>named-checkzone</command>
3996N/A <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
3996N/A <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
3996N/A <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
256N/A <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
256N/A <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
256N/A <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
256N/A </cmdsynopsis>
256N/A </refsynopsisdiv>
256N/A
256N/A <refsect1>
256N/A <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
2617N/A <para>
2617N/A <command>named-checkzone</command> checks the syntax and integrity of
256N/A a zone file. It performs the same checks as <command>named</command>
256N/A does when loading a zone. This makes
256N/A <command>named-checkzone</command> useful for checking zone
256N/A files before configuring them into a name server.
256N/A </para>
256N/A </refsect1>
256N/A
256N/A <refsect1>
3996N/A <title>OPTIONS</title>
3996N/A
3996N/A <variablelist>
3996N/A <varlistentry>
3996N/A <term>-d</term>
3996N/A <listitem>
3996N/A <para>
Enable debugging.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-q</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Quiet mode - exit code only.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-v</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print the version of the <command>named-checkzone</command>
program and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>zonename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The domain name of the zone being checked.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>filename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the zone file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>RETURN VALUES</title>
<para>
<command>named-checkzone</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>RFC 1035</citetitle>,
<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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