---
name: "gnunet-namestore-zonefile"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnunet"
version: "0.20.0-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnunet-namestore-zonefile"
---

# gnunet-namestore-zonefile(1)

Import GNU Name System (GNS) zone data using zonefiles.

## NAME

**gnunet-namestore-zonefile** – Import GNU Name System (GNS) zone data using zonefiles.

## SYNOPSIS

**gnunet-namestore-zonefile** \[**-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*\] \[**-h** \| **--help**\] \[**-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*\] \[**-v** \| **--version**\] \[**-z** *EGO* \| **--zone=***EGO*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnunet-namestore-zonefile** can be used to manipulate records in a GNS zone.

The zonefile is read from standard input.

$ORIGIN entries in the zonefile will be treated as ego names (without the trailing ".") and created if missing.

To implicity give an initial $ORIGIN, use the --ego flag.

All records will be created public and with relative expiration times set to the value provided in $TTL entries.

The options are as follows:

- **-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*

  Use the configuration file FILENAME.

- **-h** \| **--help**

  Print short help on options.

- **-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*

  Use LOGLEVEL for logging. Valid values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING and ERROR.

- **-v** \| **--version**

  Print GNUnet version number.

- **-z** *EGO* \| **--zone=***EGO*

  Specifies the name of the ego controlling the private key for the zone. If not provided, we will attempt to use the default identity set for the "namestore". Alternatively, a private key may be passed in Base32-encoding using the GNUNET\_NAMESTORE\_EGO\_PRIVATE\_KEY environment variable. The latter is useful to improve performance of tools like Ascension as it allows the command to skip IPC with the identity management subsystem.

## SEE ALSO

[gnunet-gns(1)](/gnunet-gns/1.md), [gnunet-namestore(1)](/gnunet-namestore/1.md)

The full documentation for GNUnet is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the [info(1)](/info/1.md) and gnunet programs are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnunet
```

should give you access to the complete handbook,

```
info gnunet-c-tutorial
```

will give you access to a tutorial for developers.

Depending on your installation, this information is also available in gnunet(7) and gnunet-c-tutorial(7).

## BUGS

Report bugs by using **https://bugs.gnunet.org** or by sending electronic mail to ⟨*gnunet-developers@gnu.org*⟩.