---
name: "put-dns"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "put-dns"
version: "0.0.2-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/put-dns"
---

# put-dns(1)

Put a DNS record onto an external DNS provider

## NAME

put-dns - Put a DNS record onto an external DNS provider

## SYNOPSIS

**put-dns** \[*-v*\] \[*-n*\] “DNS entry”

## DESCRIPTiON

**put-dns** uses the Provider defined in put-dns.conf to create a DNS entry.

### DNS entry

This is a DNS entry in RFC1034 format, this should be of the form owner type class RDATA and passed as a single argument to put-dns.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  Be verbose, say what DNS entry will be sent to which provider **-n** No action - do not actually invoke the provider to add the entry

## EXAMPLES

- put-dns "mail.example.com IN A 10.9.8.7"

  create a DNS Adress record for mail.example com, pointing to the IP addess 10.9.8.7

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright @ 2021 John Lines. License LGPLv3+: GNU Lesser GPL version 3 or later \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html\> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRENTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## AUTHORS

John Lines.