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NAME
       namebench - open-source DNS benchmark utility


SYNOPSIS
       namebench [nameserver1 ... [nameserverN]]


DESCRIPTION
       namebench  searches the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and
       thorough benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets in  order  to
       provide an individualized recommendation.


OPTIONS
       This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (-). A
       summary of options is included below.  For a complete description, see  the  README  file  or  visit  the
       project's website.

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

       -r RUN_COUNT, --runs=RUN_COUNT
              Number of test runs to perform on each nameserver.

       -z CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
              Configuration file to use.

       -o OUTPUT_FILE, --output=OUTPUT_FILE
              Filename to write output to.

       -t TEMPLATE, --template=TEMPLATE
              Template to use for output generation (ascii, html, resolv.conf).

       -c CSV_FILE, --csv_output=CSV_FILE
              Filename to write query details to (CSV).

       -j HEALTH_THREAD_COUNT, --threads=HEALTH_THREAD_COUNT
              Number of health check threads to use.

       -J BENCHMARK_THREAD_COUNT, --threads=BENCHMARK_THREAD_COUNT
              Number of benchmark threads to use.

       -P PING_TIMEOUT, --ping_timeout=PING_TIMEOUT
              Number of seconds ping requests timeout in.

       -y TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
              Number of seconds general requests timeout in.

       -Y HEALTH_TIMEOUT, --health_timeout=HEALTH_TIMEOUT
              Health check timeout (in seconds).

       -i INPUT_SOURCE, --import=INPUT_SOURCE
              Import  hostnames  from  an filename or application (alexa, cachehit, cachemiss, cachemix, camino,
              chrome, chromium, epiphany, firefox, flock, galeon, icab,  internet_explorer,  konqueror,  midori,
              omniweb, opera, safari, seamonkey, squid, sunrise).

       -I, --invalidate_cache
              Force health cache to be invalidated.

       -q QUERY_COUNT, --tests=QUERY_COUNT
              Number of queries per run.

       -m SELECT_MODE, --select_mode=SELECT_MODE
              Selection algorithm to use (weighted, random, chunk).

       -s NUM_SERVERS, --num_servers=NUM_SERVERS
              Number of nameservers to include in test.

       -S, --system_only
              Only test the currently configured system nameservers.

       -w, --open_webbrowser
              Opens the final report in your browser.

       -u, --upload_results
              Upload anonmyized results to SITE_URL (default: False).

       -U SITE_URL, --site_url=SITE_URL
              URL to upload results to (default: http://namebench.appspot.com/).

       -H, --hide_results
              Upload results, but keep them hidden from indexes.

       -x, --no_gui
              Disable GUI.

       -C, --enable-censorship-checks
              Enable censorship checks.

       -6, --ipv6_only
              Only include IPv6 name servers.

       -O, --only
              Only test nameservers passed as arguments.


       This manual page was written by Miguel Landaeta <miguel@miguel.cc> for the Debian system (but may be used
       by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of  the
       terms  of  GNU  General  Public  License,  Version  2 or any later version published by the Free Software
       Foundation. On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU  General  Public  License  can  be  found  in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.


SEE ALSO
       dig(1), host(1).


AUTHOR
       Thomas Strömberg <tstromberg@google.com>

                                                   2010-11-20                                       NAMEBENCH(1)