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Utilities

The 3-DNS Controller includes several utilities. These utilities allow you to configure the DNS and the various features of the 3-DNS Controller. You may also want to review Chapter 9, Scripts , for additional 3-DNS Controller configuration options.

3-DNS Controller utilities documentation

You can access the most current documentation on 3-DNS Controller utilities by using the Configuration utility or by using the command line.

To access documentation on 3-DNS Controller utilities using the Configuration utility

1. Log in to the Configuration utility.
2. From the Online Documentation section of the splash screen, click the 3-DNS Man Pages link.
   A screen containing an index of 3-DNS man pages opens.

To access documentation on 3-DNS Controller utilities from the command line

Using the command line, you can display a list of utilities that fall into a particular category, or else display the man page for a specific utility.

To display a list of utilities that fall into a particular category

To display a list of utilities that fall into a particular category, type the following command:

man -k <category>

For example, to get a list of utilities which pertain to DNS, type the following command, and a list of utilities that pertain to DNS appears.

man -k dns

To display documentation for a specific 3-DNS Controller utility

To display the man page for a specific utility, type the following command:

man <utility>

For example, if you type the following command, the 3dparse man page appears:

man 3dparse