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diff --git a/examples/ldns-notify.1 b/examples/ldns-notify.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7ae77ac04658 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/ldns-notify.1 @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +.TH ldns-notify 1 "9 Jan 2007" +.SH NAME +ldns-notify \- notify DNS servers that updates are available +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B ldns-notify +[options] +-z zone +.IR servers + +.SH DESCRIPTION + +\fBldns-notify\fR sends a NOTIFY message to DNS servers. This tells them +that an updated zone is available at the master servers. It can perform +TSIG signatures and it can add a SOA serial number of the updated zone. +If a server already has that serial number it will disregard the message. + +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\fB-z zone\fR +The zone that is updated. + +.TP +\fB-h\fR +Show usage and exit + +.TP +\fB-v\fR +Show the version and exit + +.TP +\fB-s serial\fR +Append a SOA record indicating the serial number of the updated zone. + +.TP +\fB-p port\fR +Use port as destination port (default the DNS port 53) for the UDP packets. + +.TP +\fB-y key:data\fR +Use the given TSIG key and base64-data to sign the NOTIFY. Uses the +hmac-md5 algorithm. + +.TP +\fB-d\fR +Print verbose debug information. The query that is sent and the query +that is received. + +.TP +\fB-r num\fR +Specify the maximum number of retries before notify gives up trying to +send the UDP packet. + +.SH EXIT CODE +The program exits with a 0 exit code if all servers replied an +acknowledgement to the notify message, and a failure exit code otherwise. + +.SH AUTHOR +Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns usage. + +.SH REPORTING BUGS +Report bugs to <ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl>. + +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright (C) 2005 NLnet Labs. This is free software. There is NO +warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +PURPOSE. |