kjournalprint(8) Knot DNS kjournalprint(8)
NAME
kjournalprint - Knot DNS journal print utility
SYNOPSIS
kjournalprint [config_option] [options] zone_name
kjournalprint [config_option] -z
DESCRIPTION
The program prints zone history stored in a journal database. As
default, changes are colored for terminal.
Parameters
zone_name
A name of the zone to print the history for.
Config options
-c, --config file
Use a textual configuration file (default is
/usr/local/etc/knot/knot.conf).
-C, --confdb directory
Use a binary configuration database directory (default is
/usr/local/var/lib/knot/confdb). The default configuration
database, if exists, has a preference to the default
configuration file.
-D, --dir path
Use specified journal database path and default configuration.
Options
-z, --zone-list
Instead of reading the journal, display the list of zones in the
DB.
-l, --limit limit
Limits the number of displayed changes.
-s, --serial soa
Start at a specific SOA serial.
-M, --merge
Print the changesets merged into one changeset. If
zone-in-journal is present, the stored contents with all the
changesets applied will be printed.
-H, --check
Enable additional journal semantic checks during printing.
-d, --debug
Debug mode brief output.
-x, --mono
Don't generate colorized output.
-X, --color
Force colorized output.
-h, --help
Print the program help.
-V, --version
Print the program version. The option -VV makes the program
print the compile time configuration summary.
EXIT VALUES
Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status
indicates an error.
EXAMPLES
Last (most recent) 5 changes without colors:
$ kjournalprint -xl 5 /var/lib/knot/journal example.com.
SEE ALSO
knotd(8), knot.conf(5).
AUTHOR
CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors <https://www.knot-dns.cz/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors
3.5.0 2025-09-18 kjournalprint(8)
knot 3.5.0 - Generated Fri Sep 19 15:53:36 CDT 2025