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6 mydns - SQL-based Internet name daemon.
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9 mydns [-b, --background] [-c, --conf=filename] [-d, --debug] [-D,
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11 [-u, --user=username] [-v, --verbose] [--create-tables] [--dump-config]
12 [--debug-<module>[=<debug_level>]] [--help] [--version]
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17 mydns is a SQL-based DNS server.
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27 Read configuration from filename instead of the default
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