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.TH PDNS_CONTROL 8 "December 2002" "PowerDNS"
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pdns_control \- Control the pDNS nameserver
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.B pdns_control command
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\fBpdns_control\fR is used to send commands to a running pDNS nameserver.
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Show the content of the cache
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Restart the nameserver so it reloads its configuration.
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.B purge \fI[<record>]\fR
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Purge entries from the packet cache. If the record name ends with a
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dollar ($) all entries that end with that name are removed. If no record is
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specified the entire cache is purged.
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Tell a running \fBpdns_server\fR to to quit.
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.B set \fI<variable> <value>\fR
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Set the configuration parameter \fI<variable>\fR to \fI<value>\fR. Currently
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only the \fIquery\-logging\fR can be set.
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.B show \fI<variable>\fR
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Print the value of a specific configuration variable.
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Show usage statistics.
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Show the uptime of the running server.
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Print the version of the running pdns daemon.
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Control socket used to communicate with \fBpdns_server\fR.