Provided by: pdns-recursor_4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1_amd64 
NAME
rec_control - control pdns_recursor
SYNOPSIS
rec_control [OPTION]... COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
rec_control allows the operator to control a running instance of the pdns_recursor.
The commands that can be passed to the recursor are described on
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/recursor/running/#rec_control-commands
EXAMPLES
To stop the recursor by hand, run:
# rec_control quit
To dump the cache to disk, execute:
# rec_control dump-cache /tmp/the-cache
OPTIONS
--help provide this helpful message.
--config-dir=PATH
Directory where the recursor.conf lives.
--socket-dir=PATH
Where the controlsocket will live, please use --config-dir instead.
--socket-pid=PID
When running in SMP mode, pid of pdns_recursor to control.
--timeout=NUM
Number of seconds to wait for the remote PowerDNS Recursor to respond. Set to 0 for infinite.
COMMANDS
current-queries
Shows the currently active queries.
dump-cache FILENAME
Dumps the entire cache to FILENAME. This file should not exist already, PowerDNS will refuse to
overwrite it. While dumping, the recursor will not answer questions.
dump-edns FILENAME
Dumps the EDNS status to the filename mentioned. This file should not exist already, PowerDNS
will refuse to overwrite it. While dumping, the recursor will not answer questions.
dump-nsspeeds FILENAME
Dumps the nameserver speed statistics to the FILENAME mentioned. This file should not exist
already, PowerDNS will refuse to overwrite it. While dumping, the recursor will not answer
questions.
get STATISTIC [STATISTIC]...
Retrieve a statistic. For items that can be queried, see
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/recursor/stats/
get-all
Retrieve all known statistics.
get-parameter KEY [KEY]...
Retrieves the specified configuration parameter(s).
get-qtypelist
Retrieves QType statistics. Queries from cache aren't being counted yet.
help Shows a list of supported commands.
ping Check if server is alive.
quit Request shutdown of the recursor.
quit-nicely
Request nice shutdown of the recursor.
reload-acls
Reloads ACLs.
reload-lua-script FILENAME
(Re)loads Lua script FILENAME. This replaces the script currently loaded.
reload-zones
Reload authoritative and forward zones. Retains current configuration in case of errors.
set-minimum-ttl NUM
Set minimum-ttl-override to NUM.
top-remotes
Shows the top-20 most active remote hosts. Statistics are over the last
'stats-ringbuffer-entries' queries.
trace-regex REGEX
Emit resolution trace for matching queries. Empty regex to disable trace.
unload-lua-script
Unloads Lua script.
version
Report running version.
wipe-cache DOMAIN [DOMAIN] [...]
Wipe entries for DOMAIN from the cache. This is useful if, for example, an important server has a
new IP address, but the TTL has not yet expired. Multiple domain names can be passed. Note that
you must terminate a domain with a .! So to wipe powerdns.org, issue 'rec_control wipe-cache
powerdns.org.'. Versions beyond 3.1 don't need the trailing dot. Consider not only wiping
'www.domain.com.' but also 'domain.com.', as the cached nameservers or target of CNAME may
continue to be undesired.
BUGS
None known. File new ones at https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues.
RESOURCES
Website: http://wiki.powerdns.com, http://www.powerdns.com
SEE ALSO
pdns_recursor(1)
AUTHORS
PowerDNS.COM BV.
April 2006 REC_CONTROL(1)