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.\" Copyright (C) 2002-2005  Don Moore <bboy@bboy.net>
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.TH mydnsimport 8 "Jun 2009" "mydns 1.2.8.25" "System Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
mydnsimport \- Import zone data from external sources.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mydnsimport
[\fB-a\fP, \fB--axfr=\fP\fIhost\fP]
[\fB-D\fP, \fB--database=\fP\fIdbname\fP]
[\fB-h\fP, \fB--host=\fP\fIhostname\fP]
[\fB-o\fP, \fB--output\fP]
[\fB-p\fP, \fB--password[=\fP\fIpassword\fP]]
[\fB-r\fP, \fB--replace\fP]
[\fB-t\fP, \fB--tinydns=\fP\fIfile\fP]
[\fB--notrim\fP]
[\fB-u\fP, \fB--user=\fP\fIusername\fP]
[\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP]
[\fB--help\fP]
[\fB--version\fP]
\fBZONE\fP
[\fB...\fP]
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.\"  DESCRIPTION
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmydnsimport\fP imports zone data into MyDNS from an external source.
If an import technique is specified (for example, via the \fB--axfr\fP
option), the specified zone data will be loaded and \fBmydnsimport\fP will
add the zone data to your database.
Currently, \fB--axfr\fP and \fB--tinydns\fP are the only import techniques
recognized.
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.\"  OPTIONS
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB-a\fP, \fB--axfr\fP=\fIhostname[:port]\fP"
Load \fIzone\fP information from the specified \fIhostname\fP via the
DNS-based AXFR command.
.IP "\fB-o\fP, \fB--output\fP"
If this option is specified, \fBmydnsimport\fP outputs zone data in a
computer-friendly format instead of modifying the database.  Each line of
output consists of a \fIline type\fP (\fBsoa\fP, \fBrr\fP, or \fBptr\fP)
followed by multiple fields.  Fields within each line are separated by the
\fITAB\fP (ASCII 0x09) character.  See \fBLINE SYNTAX\fP, below.
.IP "\fB-r\fP, \fB--replace\fP"
When importing, if the \fIzone\fP specified already exists, \fBmydnsimport\fP
will refuse to make changes to the database unless this flag is provided.
When this flag is provided, if the \fIzone\fP already exists, its SOA record
will be updated (from the external source), all resource records for that
zone are purged, and a new set of resource records is loaded from the external
source.
.IP "\fB--notrim\fP"
Normally the zone origin is removed from labels when importing, in order to
save space in the database.  In other words, \fBhost.example.com.\fB becomes
just \fBhost\fP.  Using the \fB--notrim\fP option inhibits this behavior.
.IP "\fB-D\fP, \fB--database\fP=\fIdbname\fP"
Use the database called \fIdbname\fP.
.IP "\fB-h\fP, \fB--host\fP=\fIhostname\fP"
Connect to database server at \fIhostname\fP.
.IP "\fB-p\fP, \fB--pass\fP=\fIpassword\fP"
Supply \fIpassword\fP when connecting to the database server.  If
the \fIpassword\fP argument is omitted, it will be prompted on the tty.
.IP "\fB-t\fP, \fB--tinydns\fP=\fIfile\fP"
Load \fIzone\fP information from the specified \fIfile\fP, which is in
tinydns-data format.  When importing from a tinydns data file, \fIzone\fP
may be omitted from the command line, in which case all zones found in
the file are imported.
.IP "\fB-u\fP, \fB--user\fP=\fIusername\fP"
Use \fIusername\fP when connecting to the database server.
.IP "\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP"
Enable verbose output while running.
.IP "\fB--help\fP"
Display program help and exit.
.IP "\fB--version\fP"
Output version number and exit.
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.\"  LINE SYNTAX
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.SH LINE SYNTAX
When started with the \fB-o\fP (\fB--output\fP) option, \fBmydnsimport\fP
outputs lines in the following format:
.IP SOA
"soa" <TAB> origin <TAB> ns <TAB> mbox <TAB> serial <TAB> refresh <TAB> retry <TAB> expire <TAB> minimum <TAB> ttl
.IP RR
"rr" <TAB> name <TAB> type <TAB> data <TAB> aux <TAB> ttl
.IP PTR
"ptr" <TAB> address <TAB> name <TAB> ttl
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.\"  AUTHOR
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.SH AUTHOR
Don Moore <bboy@bboy.net>  Howard Wilkinson <howard@cohtech.com>
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.\"  HOMEPAGE
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.SH HOMEPAGE
http://mydns.bboy.net
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.\"  SEE ALSO
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mydns (8),
.BR mydns.conf (5),
.BR mydnscheck (8),
.BR mydnsexport (8)
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