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credns-xfer(8)                   credns 0.2.10                  credns-xfer(8)

NAME
       credns-xfer - AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server

SYNOPSIS
       credns-xfer [-4] [-6] [-a address[@port]] [-p port] [-s serial] [-T
       tsiginfo] [-v] -z zone -f file servers

DESCRIPTION
       Credns-xfer is program to transfer zones from a name server using AXFR.

OPTIONS
       -4     Only send to IPv4 addresses.

       -6     Only send to IPv6 addresses.

       -a address[@port]
              Specify the source address (and port) to send from.

       -f file
              The file to store the zone in.

       -p port
              Specify the port to send to.

       -s serial
              Specify the serial of the current zone. The zone is only
              transferred if the master server has a zone with a greater
              serial number.

       -T tsiginfo
              Use TSIG to verify the zone transfer. The tsiginfo file must
              contain the TSIG key information. The file is removed upon
              successful reading of the key. The format of the tsiginfo file
              is described in the doc/README file (section 3.3).

       -v     Be more verbose.

       -z zone
              Specify the zone to receive.

       servers
              List of nameservers to try.

EXAMPLES
       To run this program the standard way type:

       # credns-xfer -z foobar.cz -f foobar.cz.zone 1.2.3.4

SEE ALSO
       credns(8), crednsc(8), credns.conf(5), credns-checkconf(8), crednsnotify(8)
       , credns-patch(8)

AUTHORS
       Credns was written by NLnet Labs.

       NSD was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see
       CREDITS file in the distribution for further details.

NLnet Labs                       June 22, 2012                  credns-xfer(8)