named-checkzone checks the syntax and integrity of
a zone file. It performs the same checks as named
does when loading a zone. This makes
named-checkzone useful for checking zone
files before configuring them into a name server.
OPTIONS
-d
Enable debugging.
-q
Quiet mode - exit code only.
-v
Print the version of the named-checkzone
program and exit.
-j
When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
-c class
Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
zonename
The domain name of the zone being checked.
filename
The name of the zone file.
RETURN VALUES
named-checkzone returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.