---
name: "named-rrchecker"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "bind9"
version: "65"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/named-rrchecker"
---

# named-rrchecker(1)

syntax checker for individual DNS resource records

## NAME

named-rrchecker - syntax checker for individual DNS resource records

## SYNOPSIS

**named-rrchecker** \[**-h**\] \[**-o** *origin*\] \[**-p**\] \[**-u**\] \[**-C**\] \[**-T**\] \[**-P**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**named-rrchecker** read a individual DNS resource record from standard input and checks if it is syntactically correct.

The **-h** prints out the help menu.

The **-o** *origin* option specifies a origin to be used when interpreting the record.

The **-p** prints out the resulting record in canonical form. If there is no canonical form defined then the record will be printed in unknown record format.

The **-u** prints out the resulting record in unknown record form.

The **-C**, **-T** and **-P** print out the known class, standard type and private type mnemonics respectively.

## SEE ALSO

RFC 1034, RFC 1035, [**named**(8)](/named/8.md)

## AUTHOR

**Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013-2016 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")\