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.Dd Jun 13, 2000
.Dt NAMED-CHECKZONE 1
.Os BIND9 9
.ds vT BIND9 Programmer's Manual
.Sh NAME
.Nm named-checkzone
.Nd Zone validity checking tool.
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm named-checkzone
.Op Fl dq
.Op Fl c Ar class
.Ar zonename
.Ar filename
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Pp
.Nm named-checkzone
checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file.
It performs the same checks as
.Nm named
does when loading a zone. This makes
.Nm named-checkzone
useful for checking zone files before
configuring them into a name server.
.Pp
The options to
.Nm named-checkzone
are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
enable debugging.
.It Fl q
quiet mode - exit code only.
.It Fl c Ar class
specify the class of the zone.
If not specified "IN" is assumed.
.It Ar zonename
the domain name of the zone being checked.
.It Ar filename
the name of the zone file.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Pp
.Nm named-checkzone
return a an exit status of 1 if errors were detected,
0 otherwise.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr named 8 ,
.Xr RFC1035 .