1nsd-xfer(8)                        nsd 3.2.8                       nsd-xfer(8)
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NAME

6       nsd-xfer - AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server
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SYNOPSIS

9       nsd-xfer  [-4] [-6] [-a address[@port]] [-p port] [-s serial] [-T tsig‐
10       info] [-v] -z zone -f file servers
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DESCRIPTION

13       Nsd-xfer is program to transfer zones from a name  server  using  AXFR.
14       NSD is a complete implementation of an authoritative DNS nameserver.
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OPTIONS

17       -4     Only send to IPv4 addresses.
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19       -6     Only send to IPv6 addresses.
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21       -a address[@port]
22              Specify the source address (and port) to send from.
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24       -f file
25              The file to store the zone in.
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31              Specify  the serial of the current zone. The zone is only trans‐
32              ferred if the master server has a zone  with  a  greater  serial
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36              Use  TSIG  to  verify  the zone transfer. The tsiginfo file must
37              contain the TSIG key information. The file is removed upon  suc‐
38              cessful  reading  of the key. The format of the tsiginfo file is
39              described in the doc/README file (section 3.3).
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41       -v     Be more verbose.
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43       -z zone
44              Specify the zone to receive.
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46       servers
47              List of nameservers to try.
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EXAMPLES

50       To run this program the standard way type:
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52       # nsd-xfer -z foobar.cz -f foobar.cz.zone 1.2.3.4
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SEE ALSO

55       nsd(8), nsdc(8),  nsd.conf(5),  nsd-checkconf(8),  nsd-notify(8),  nsd-
56       patch(8), zonec(8)
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AUTHORS

59       NSD was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see CRED‐
60       ITS file in the distribution for further details.
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64NLnet Labs                       Mar 22, 2011                      nsd-xfer(8)