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<TITLE>BIND include Statement</TITLE>
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<H2>BIND Configuration File Guide--<CODE>include</CODE> Statement</H2>
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<A NAME="Syntax"><H3>Syntax</H3></A>
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<A Name="#Usage"><H3>Definition and Usage</H3></A>
<P>The <CODE>include</CODE> statement inserts the specified file at
the point that the <CODE>include</CODE> statement is encountered. It
cannot be used within another statement, though, so a line such as
<PRE>
acl internal_hosts { include "internal_hosts.acl"; };
</PRE>
is not allowed.</P>
<P>Use <CODE>include</CODE> to break the configuration up into
easily-managed chunks. For example:
<PRE>
</PRE>
<P>could be used at the top of a BIND configuration file in order to
include any ACL or key information.</P>
<P>Be careful not to type
"<CODE>#include</CODE>", like you would in a C
program, because "<CODE>#</CODE>" is used to start a
comment.</P>
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