---
name: "bind8_query2dlf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bind8_query2dlf"
---

# bind8\_query2dlf(1)

convert BIND8 querylogs to dlf

## NAME

bind8\_query2dlf - convert BIND8 querylogs to dlf

## SYNOPSIS

**bind8\_query2dlf**

## DESCRIPTION

This script converts each line in a bind8 querylog to a dns dlf record.

BIND generates these logs when something like

```
 logging {
     channel query_logging {
         file "/var/log/named_querylog"
         versions 3 size 100M;
         print-time yes;                 // timestamp log entries
      };
      category queries {
          query_logging;
      };
 };
```

is in bind's named.conf.  This will save up to three logfiles of maximum  100 megabytes in the directory /var/log.

These logfiles look like:

```
 10-Apr-2000 00:01:20.307 XX /10.2.3.4/1.2.3.in-addr.arpa/SOA/IN
 10-Apr-2000 00:01:20.308 XX+/10.4.3.2/host.foo.com/A/IN
```

## EXAMPLES

To process a log as produced by bind8:

```
 $ bind8_query2dlf < dns-query
```

bind8\_query2dlf will be rarely used on its own, but is more likely called by lr\_log2report:

```
 $ lr_log2report bind8_query < /var/log/dns-query
```

## SEE ALSO

http://www.logreport.org/doc/gen/dns/bind8.php

[**bind9\_query2dlf**(1)](/bind9_query2dlf/1.md)

## VERSION

`$Id:` bind8\_query2dlf.in,v 1.6 2006/07/23 13:16:33 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

## AUTHOR

Edwin Groothuis, now maintained by Joost van Baal