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28 <p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> — named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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32 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkconf</code> [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-j</code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] {filename} [<code class="option">-z</code>]</p></div>
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35 <a name="id2543387"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
36 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
37 checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
41 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
42 <a name="id2543399"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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44 <dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
46 Print the usage summary and exit.
48 <dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
50 Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
52 directives in the configuration file are processed as if
53 run by a similarly chrooted named.
55 <dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
57 Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
60 <dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
62 Perform a test load of all master zones found in
63 <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
65 <dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
67 When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
69 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
71 The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
72 specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
76 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
77 <a name="id2543507"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
78 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
79 returns an exit status of 1 if
80 errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
83 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
84 <a name="id2543518"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
85 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
86 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>,
87 <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
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91 <a name="id2543548"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
92 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>