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# knotctl
This is a commandline tool for knotapi: https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns-rest
## Build and install
To install using pip, run the following command in a virtual envrionment.
```
python -m pip install "knotctl @ git+https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl
```
To build and install as a deb-package
```
sudo apt install python3-stdeb
git clone https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl
cd knotctl
python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
sudo dpkg -i deb_dist/knotctl_*_all.deb
```
A prebuilt deb-package is also available from the release page: https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl/releases/
## Shell completion
For bash: add this to .bashrc
```
source <(knotctl completion)
```
For fish, run:
```
knotctl completion --shell fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/knotctl.fish
```
For tcsh: add this to .cshrc
```
complete "knotctl" 'p@*@`python-argcomplete-tcsh "knotctl"`@' ;
```
For zsh: add this to .zshrc
```
autoload -U bashcompinit
bashcompinit
source <(knotctl completion)
```
## Usage
```
usage: knotctl [-h] [--json | --no-json] {add,completion,config,delete,list,update} ...
Manage DNS records with knot dns rest api:
* https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns-rest
positional arguments:
{add,completion,config,delete,list,update}
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--json, --no-json
The Domain Name System specifies a database of information
elements for network resources. The types of information
elements are categorized and organized with a list of DNS
record types, the resource records (RRs). Each record has a
name, a type, an expiration time (time to live), and
type-specific data.
The following is a list of terms used in this program:
----------------------------------------------------------------
| Vocabulary | Description |
----------------------------------------------------------------
| zone | A DNS zone is a specific portion of the DNS |
| | namespace in the Domain Name System (DNS), |
| | which a specific organization or administrator |
| | manages. |
----------------------------------------------------------------
| name | In the Internet, a domain name is a string that |
| | identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, |
| | authority or control. Domain names are often |
| | used to identify services provided through the |
| | Internet, such as websites, email services and |
| | more. |
----------------------------------------------------------------
| rtype | A record type indicates the format of the data |
| | and it gives a hint of its intended use. For |
| | example, the A record is used to translate from |
| | a domain name to an IPv4 address, the NS record |
| | lists which name servers can answer lookups on |
| | a DNS zone, and the MX record specifies the |
| | mail server used to handle mail for a domain |
| | specified in an e-mail address. |
----------------------------------------------------------------
| data | A records data is of type-specific relevance, |
| | such as the IP address for address records, or |
| | the priority and hostname for MX records. |
----------------------------------------------------------------
This information was compiled from Wikipedia:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_zone
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file
```
### ADD
```
usage: knotctl add [-h] -d DATA -n NAME -r RTYPE [-t TTL] -z ZONE
Add a new record to the zone.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DATA, --data DATA
-n NAME, --name NAME
-r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
-t TTL, --ttl TTL
-z ZONE, --zone ZONE
```
### COMPLETION
```
usage: knotctl completion [-h] [-s SHELL]
Generate shell completion script.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s SHELL, --shell SHELL
```
### CONFIG
```
usage: knotctl config [-h] [-b BASEURL] [-c CONTEXT] [-p PASSWORD] [-u USERNAME]
Configure access to knot-dns-rest-api.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-b BASEURL, --baseurl BASEURL
-c CONTEXT, --context CONTEXT
-p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
-u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
```
### DELETE
```
usage: knotctl delete [-h] [-d DATA] [-n NAME] [-r RTYPE] -z ZONE
Delete a record from the zone.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DATA, --data DATA
-n NAME, --name NAME
-r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
-z ZONE, --zone ZONE
```
### LIST
```
usage: knotctl list [-h] [-d DATA] [-n NAME] [-r RTYPE] -z ZONE
List records in the zone.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DATA, --data DATA
-n NAME, --name NAME
-r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
-z ZONE, --zone ZONE
```
### UPDATE
```
usage: knotctl update [-h] -a [ARGUMENT ...] -d DATA -n NAME -r RTYPE [-t TTL]
-z ZONE
Update a record in the zone. The record must exist in the zone.
In this case --data, --name, --rtype and --ttl switches are used
for searching for the appropriate record, while the --argument
switches are used for updating the record.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-a [KEY=VALUE ...], --argument [KEY=VALUE ...]
Specify key - value pairs to be updated:
name=dns1.example.com. or data=127.0.0.1 for example.
--argument can be repeated
-d DATA, --data DATA
-n NAME, --name NAME
-r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
-t TTL, --ttl TTL
-z ZONE, --zone ZONE
Available arguments are:
data: New record data.
name: New record domain name.
rtype: New record type.
ttl: New record time to live (TTL).
```