hornet parse

Parse a named.conf file and print the re-formatted output to stdout.

Alias: hornet p

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Usage

hornet parse [OPTIONS] <FILE>

Arguments:
  <FILE>  Path to named.conf

Options:
  -i, --indent <N>   Indent size in spaces [default: 4]
      --modern       Use modern keyword aliases (primary/secondary) [default: true]
      --no-modern    Keep legacy keywords (master/slave)
  -h, --help         Print help

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Examples

# Parse and pretty-print with default options
hornet parse /etc/bind/named.conf

# Use 2-space indent
hornet parse --indent 2 /etc/bind/named.conf

# Preserve legacy master/slave keywords
hornet parse --no-modern /etc/bind/named.conf

# Redirect output to a new file
hornet parse /etc/bind/named.conf > /tmp/named.conf.formatted

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Exit codes

Code	Meaning
0	Parse succeeded; formatted output written to stdout
1	Parse failed; error written to stderr

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Notes

• Output is written to stdout; errors are written to stderr.
• The source file is never modified by this command.
• Use fmt to reformat a file in-place.

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Related commands

• zone — Parse a zone file instead of a named.conf
• fmt — Reformat a named.conf in-place
• check — Validate without printing output