unbound-checkconf

Section: unbound 1.13.1 (8)
Updated: Feb 9, 2021
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NAME

unbound-checkconf - Check unbound configuration file for errors.

SYNOPSIS

unbound-checkconf [-h] [-f] [-o option] [cfgfile]

DESCRIPTION

Unbound-checkconf checks the configuration file for the unbound(8) DNS resolver for syntax and other errors. The config file syntax is described in unbound.conf(5).

The available options are:

-h: Show the version and commandline option help.
-f: Print full pathname, with chroot applied to it. Use with the -o option.
-o option: If given, after checking the config file the value of this option is printed to stdout. For "" (disabled) options an empty line is printed.
cfgfile: The config file to read with settings for unbound. It is checked. If omitted, the config file at the default location is checked.

EXIT CODE

The unbound-checkconf program exits with status code 1 on error, 0 for a correct config file.

FILES

/etc/unbound/unbound.conf: unbound configuration file.