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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="chapter1.html">1. Introduction to DNS and BIND 9</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="history.html">A Brief History of the DNS and BIND</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general.html">General DNS Reference Information</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#arpaname-translate-ip-addresses-to-the-corresponding-arpa-names">arpaname - translate IP addresses to the corresponding ARPA names</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#ddns-confgen-tsig-key-generation-tool">ddns-confgen - TSIG key generation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#delv-dns-lookup-and-validation-utility">delv - DNS lookup and validation utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dig-dns-lookup-utility">dig - DNS lookup utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-cds-change-ds-records-for-a-child-zone-based-on-cds-cdnskey">dnssec-cds - change DS records for a child zone based on CDS/CDNSKEY</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-dsfromkey-dnssec-ds-rr-generation-tool">dnssec-dsfromkey - DNSSEC DS RR generation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-importkey-import-dnskey-records-from-external-systems-so-they-can-be-managed">dnssec-importkey - import DNSKEY records from external systems so they can be managed</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-keyfromlabel-dnssec-key-generation-tool">dnssec-keyfromlabel - DNSSEC key generation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-keygen-dnssec-key-generation-tool">dnssec-keygen: DNSSEC key generation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-revoke-set-the-revoked-bit-on-a-dnssec-key">dnssec-revoke - set the REVOKED bit on a DNSSEC key</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-settime-set-the-key-timing-metadata-for-a-dnssec-key">dnssec-settime: set the key timing metadata for a DNSSEC key</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-signzone-dnssec-zone-signing-tool">dnssec-signzone - DNSSEC zone signing tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnssec-verify-dnssec-zone-verification-tool">dnssec-verify - DNSSEC zone verification tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#dnstap-read-print-dnstap-data-in-human-readable-form">dnstap-read - print dnstap data in human-readable form</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#filter-aaaa-so-filter-aaaa-in-dns-responses-when-a-is-present">filter-aaaa.so - filter AAAA in DNS responses when A is present</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#host-dns-lookup-utility">host - DNS lookup utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#mdig-dns-pipelined-lookup-utility">mdig - DNS pipelined lookup utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-checkconf-named-configuration-file-syntax-checking-tool">named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-checkzone-zone-file-validation-tool">named-checkzone - zone file validation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-compilezone-zone-file-converting-tool">named-compilezone - zone file converting tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-journalprint-print-zone-journal-in-human-readable-form">named-journalprint - print zone journal in human-readable form</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-nzd2nzf-convert-an-nzd-database-to-nzf-text-format">named-nzd2nzf - convert an NZD database to NZF text format</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-rrchecker-syntax-checker-for-individual-dns-resource-records">named-rrchecker - syntax checker for individual DNS resource records</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-conf-configuration-file-for-named">named.conf - configuration file for <strong>named</strong></a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#named-internet-domain-name-server">named - Internet domain name server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#nsec3hash-generate-nsec3-hash">nsec3hash - generate NSEC3 hash</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#nslookup-query-internet-name-servers-interactively">nslookup - query Internet name servers interactively</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#nsupdate-dynamic-dns-update-utility">nsupdate - dynamic DNS update utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#rndc-confgen-rndc-key-generation-tool">rndc-confgen - rndc key generation tool</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#rndc-conf-rndc-configuration-file">rndc.conf - rndc configuration file</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#rndc-name-server-control-utility">rndc - name server control utility</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="manpages.html#tsig-keygen-tsig-key-generation-tool">tsig-keygen - TSIG key generation tool</a></li>
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