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27 .TH "NAMED\-CHECKCONF" "8" "2014\-01\-10" "ISC" "BIND9"
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48 named-checkconf \- named configuration file syntax checking tool
50 .HP \w'\fBnamed\-checkconf\fR\ 'u
51 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR [\fB\-h\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-j\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] {filename} [\fB\-p\fR] [\fB\-x\fR] [\fB\-z\fR]
54 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
55 checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
57 configuration file\&. The file is parsed and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it\&. If no file is specified,
63 reads in separate parser contexts, such as
66 bind\&.keys, are not automatically read by
67 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR\&. Configuration errors in these files may cause
69 to fail to run, even if
70 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
72 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
73 can be run on these files explicitly, however\&.
78 Print the usage summary and exit\&.
85 so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named\&.
90 Print the version of the
91 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
99 and included files in canonical form if no errors were detected\&.
104 When printing the configuration files in canonical form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with strings of question marks (\*(Aq?\*(Aq)\&. This allows the contents of
106 and related files to be shared \(em for example, when submitting bug reports \(em without compromising private data\&. This option cannot be used without
112 Perform a test load of all master zones found in
118 When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists\&.
123 The name of the configuration file to be checked\&. If not specified, it defaults to
128 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR
129 returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise\&.
133 \fBnamed-checkzone\fR(8),
134 BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual\&.
137 \fBInternet Systems Consortium, Inc\&.\fR
140 Copyright \(co 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
142 Copyright \(co 2000-2002 Internet Software Consortium.