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<refentrytitle>tinydns-showctl</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="source">djbwares</refmiscinfo>
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<refname>tinydns-showctl</refname>
<refpurpose>dump a tinydns configuration.</refpurpose>
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<command>tinydns-showctl</command>
<arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>dir</replaceable></arg>
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<title>Description</title>

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<command>tinydns-showctl</command> outputs a summary of the configuration of one or more particular instances of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tinydns</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. 
It treats each <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>dir</replaceable></arg> argument as a the name of a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tinydns</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> service directory.
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<refsection>
<title>See also</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>dnscache-showctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
<listitem><para>a similar command for <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dnscache</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></para></listitem>
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</variablelist>
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<title>History</title>
<para>
<command>tinydns-showctl</command> was an add-on for <personname><firstname>Daniel</firstname> <othername>J.</othername> <surname>Bernstein</surname></personname>'s djbdns toolset in 2001.
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<title>Author</title>
<para>
Original code and documentation by by <personname><firstname>Jonathan</firstname> <surname>de Boyne Pollard</surname></personname>.
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