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<p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> — named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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<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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<a name="id2604958"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
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checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
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<a name="id2604972"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
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Print the usage summary and exit.
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<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
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Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
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directives in the configuration file are processed as if
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run by a similarly chrooted named.
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<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
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Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
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<dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
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Perform a test load of all master zones found in
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<code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
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<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
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When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
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<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
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The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
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<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
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returns an exit status of 1 if
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<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
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<em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
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