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dns-rev(1)		     General Commands Manual		      dns-rev(1)

NAME
     dns-rev - generate reverse name mappings

SYNOPSIS
     dns-rev [ option...  ][ infile [ outfile ]]
     dns-rev -Help
     dns-rev -VERSion

DESCRIPTION
     The  dns-rev  program is used to generate the reverse name mapping for .in-
     addr.arpa addresses for DNS to use.

     If the input file is not named, or the name '-' is used, the standard input
     is read.

     If the output file is not named, or the name '-'  is  used,  the  startdard
     output is written.

OPTIONS
     The following options are understood:

     -Network_Mask number
	     Set  the  network	mask to the number given.  This should be in the
	     useual dot notation.  Defaults to the 255.255.255.0 class C mask.

     -Network number
	     Set the network to the number given.  This should be in  the  usual
	     dot  notation.   Need  not be given if there is only one network in
	     the input file.

     -Verbose
	     This option may be used to see what dns-rev deciphers each resource
	     record as.

     -Automatic_Time_Stamp
	     This option may be used to automatically update the time  stamp  in
	     SOA  records based on the current time.  The time stamp will have a
	     granularuty of 86 seconds.

     -Delete_Foreign_Names
	     This option may be used to delete A and NS records which  reference
	     names  in	domains outside the domain specified in the closest pre-
	     ceeding SOA record.  This is of most se in removing  external  name
	     servers from the reverse maps.

     -Help
	     This  option  may be used to get more information about how to used
	     th dns-rev program.

     -VERSion
	     This option may be used to see what version of the dns-rev  program
	     is running.

     -Idirectory
	     This option may be used to set the search path for include files.

Reference Manual		     dnsutl			      dns-rev(1)

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