redhat man page for named-checkzone

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NAME
       named-checkzone - zone file validity checking tool

SYNOPSIS
       named-checkzone [ -d ]  [ -q ]  [ -v ]  [ -c class ]  zonename filename

DESCRIPTION
       named-checkzone	checks	the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as named does when loading a zone. This makes
       named-checkzone useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.

OPTIONS
       -d     Enable debugging.

       -q     Quiet mode - exit code only.

       -v     Print the version of the named-checkzone program and exit.

       -c class
	      Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.

       zonename
	      The domain name of the zone being checked.

       filename
	      The name of the zone file.

RETURN VALUES
       named-checkzone returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO
       named(8), RFC 1035, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR
       Internet Software Consortium

BIND9								   June 13, 2000						NAMED-CHECKZONE(8)