fetchzone (1) - Linux Manuals

fetchzone: get dns zone from server

Command to display fetchzone manual in Linux: $ man 1 fetchzone

NAME

fetchzone - get dns zone from server

DESCRIPTION

fetchzone transfers a user-specified dns zone from a zone server and displays it in csv2 format on the standard output.

USAGE

fetchzone zone_name zone_server_IP [query_class]

OPTIONS

zone_name

Name of the dns zone to be transferred.

zone_server_IP

IP address of dns server

query_class

Optional argument which can change the query class from 1 (the default) to 255. This may be needed for some versions of Bind.

EXAMPLES

To obtain the zone example.com from the server 192.168.9.8:

fetchzone example.com 192.168.9.8

To obtain the zone example.org from the server 10.9.8.78 using a query class of 255:

fetchzone example.com 10.9.8.78 255

BUGS

Fetchzone will not correctly output host names with utf-8 characters in them.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS aqaqAS ISaqaq AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

AUTHOR

Sam Trenholme