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.\" Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
.\" Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Internet Software Consortium.
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.\" $Id: named-checkconf.8,v 1.16.18.14 2009/07/11 01:31:43 tbox Exp $
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.\"     Title: named\-checkconf
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.\"      Date: June 14, 2000
.\"    Manual: BIND9
.\"    Source: BIND9
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.TH "NAMED\-CHECKCONF" "8" "June 14, 2000" "BIND9" "BIND9"
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.SH "NAME"
named\-checkconf \- named configuration file syntax checking tool
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 16
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fR [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-j\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] {filename} [\fB\-z\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named configuration file.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-t \fIdirectory\fR
.RS 4
Chroot to
\fIdirectory\fR
so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.
.RE
.PP
\-v
.RS 4
Print the version of the
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
program and exit.
.RE
.PP
\-z
.RS 4
Perform a test load of all master zones found in
\fInamed.conf\fR.
.RE
.PP
\-j
.RS 4
When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
.RE
.PP
filename
.RS 4
The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified, it defaults to
\fI/etc/named.conf\fR.
.RE
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBnamed\fR(8),
\fBnamed\-checkzone\fR(8),
BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Internet Systems Consortium
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright \(co 2004, 2005, 2007 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
.br
Copyright \(co 2000\-2002 Internet Software Consortium.
.br