---
name: "nsd-xfer"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nsd3"
version: "3.2.12-3+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nsd-xfer"
---

# nsd-xfer(8)

AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server

## NAME

**nsd-xfer** - AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server

## SYNOPSIS

**nsd-xfer** \[**-4**\] \[**-6**\] \[**-a** *address\[@port\]*\] \[**-p** *port*\] \[**-s** *serial*\] \[**-T** *tsiginfo*\] \[**-v**\] **-z** *zone* **-f** *file* *servers*

## DESCRIPTION

**Nsd-xfer** is program to transfer zones from a name server using AXFR. **NSD** is a complete implementation of an authoritative DNS nameserver.

## OPTIONS

- **-4**

  Only send to IPv4 addresses.

- **-6**

  Only send to IPv6 addresses.

- **-a *address\[@port\]***

  Specify the source address (and port) to send from.

- **-f *file***

  The file to store the zone in.

- **-p *port***

  Specify the port to send to.

- **-s *serial***

  Specify the serial of the current zone. The zone is only transferred if the master server has a zone with a greater serial number.

- **-T *tsiginfo***

  Use TSIG to verify the zone transfer. The *tsiginfo* file must contain the TSIG key information. The file is removed  upon successful reading of the key. The format of the tsiginfo file is described in the doc/README file (section 3.3).

- **-v**

  Be more verbose.

- **-z *zone***

  Specify the zone to receive.

- *servers*

  List of nameservers to try.

## EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

\# nsd-xfer -z foobar.cz -f foobar.cz.zone 1.2.3.4

## SEE ALSO

[nsd(8)](/nsd/8.md), [nsdc(8)](/nsdc/8.md), [nsd.conf(5)](/nsd.conf/5.md), [nsd-checkconf(8)](/nsd-checkconf/8.md), [nsd-notify(8)](/nsd-notify/8.md), [nsd-patch(8)](/nsd-patch/8.md), [zonec(8)](/zonec/8.md)

## AUTHORS

**NSD** was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see CREDITS file in the distribution for further details.