Reference

kjournalprint(8)

Knot DNS journal print utility

NAME

kjournalprint - Knot DNS journal print utility

SYNOPSIS

kjournalprint [config_option] [options] zone_name

kjournalprint [config_option] -z

DESCRIPTION

The program prints zone history stored in a journal database. As default, changes are colored for terminal.

Parameters

zone_name

A name of the zone to print the history for.

Config options

-c, --config file

Use a textual configuration file (default is /etc/knot/knot.conf).

-C, --confdb directory

Use a binary configuration database directory (default is /var/lib/knot/confdb). The default configuration database, if exists, has a preference to the default configuration file.

-D, --dir path

Use specified journal database path and default configuration.

Options

-z, --zone-list

Instead of reading the journal, display the list of zones in the DB.

-l, --limit limit

Limits the number of displayed changes.

-s, --serial soa

Start at a specific SOA serial.

-M, --merge

Print the changesets merged into one changeset. If zone-in-journal is present, the stored contents with all the changesets applied will be printed.

-H, --check

Enable additional journal semantic checks during printing.

-d, --debug

Debug mode brief output.

-x, --mono

Don't generate colorized output.

-X, --color

Force colorized output.

-h, --help

Print the program help.

-V, --version

Print the program version. The option -VV makes the program print the compile time configuration summary.

EXIT VALUES

Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status indicates an error.

EXAMPLES

Last (most recent) 5 changes without colors:

$ kjournalprint -xl 5 /var/lib/knot/journal example.com.

SEE ALSO

knotd(8), knot.conf(5).

Author

CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors <https://www.knot-dns.cz/>

Copyright

Copyright (C) CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors

History

--check since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --color since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --confdb since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --config since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --dir since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --merge since Debian 13 (Trixie); --mono since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --serial since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -C since Debian 12 (Bookworm); -D since Debian 12 (Bookworm); -H since Debian 12 (Bookworm); -M since Debian 13 (Trixie); -X since Debian 12 (Bookworm); -c since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -s since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -x since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

--no-color until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -n until Debian 12 (Bookworm).