How do I initiate IXFR on the master DNS server from the command line ?

[Mark Andrews]

> Hello DNS Gurus
> 
> I am running BIND 9.2.3 on Solaris 8 in CHROOT environment.
> 
> How do I initiate IXFR on the master DNS server from the command line ?
> 
> Thank you

	dig ixfr=<old serial> zone @server

% dig ixfr=48195 example @127.0.0.1

; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> ixfr=48195 example @127.0.0.1
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48197 1200 600 360000 90
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48195 1200 600 360000 90
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48196 1200 600 360000 90
kkkk.example.           0       IN      CNAME   foo.example.
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48196 1200 600 360000 90
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48197 1200 600 360000 90
foo.example.            0       IN      A       127.0.0.1
example.                300     IN      SOA     localhost.dv.isc.org. marka.isc.org. 48197 1200 600 360000 90
;; Query time: 126 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 29 09:18:22 2005
;; XFR size: 8 records (messages 1)

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