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	[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[dnsmasq]]: [[dnsmasq options\|options]] (summary)		[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[dnsmasq]]: [[dnsmasq options\|options]] (summary)
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This is a summary of options available for [[dnsmasq]], as originally given by "dnsmasq --help". The options may be used either on the command line or within [[dnsmasq.conf]].		This is a summary of options available for [[dnsmasq]], as originally given by "dnsmasq --help". The options may be used either on the command line or within [[dnsmasq.conf]]; see [[dnsmasq manpage]] for more complete explanations.

	==Text==		==Text==
	Usage:		Usage:

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	* [[dnsmasq]] ''[options]''		* [[dnsmasq]] ''[options]''
	* within [[dnsmasq.conf]]: dhcp-option=option:<u>option</u>
	** where <u>option</u> is the option name without the "--" prefix

	Valid options are :		Valid options are :

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	\| -o, \|\| --strict-order \|\| Use nameservers strictly in the order given in /etc/resolv.conf.		\| -o, \|\| --strict-order \|\| Use nameservers strictly in the order given in /etc/resolv.conf.
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	\| -O, \|\| --dhcp-option=<optspec> \|\| Set extra options to be set to DHCP clients.		\| -O, \|\| --dhcp-option=<optspec> \|\| Set [[dnsmasq dhcp options]] extra options to be set to DHCP clients.
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	\| -p, \|\| --port=number \|\| Specify port to listen for DNS requests on (defaults to 53).		\| -p, \|\| --port=number \|\| Specify port to listen for DNS requests on (defaults to 53).

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[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[dnsmasq]]: [[dnsmasq options|options]] (summary)
==Overview==
This is a summary of options available for [[dnsmasq]], as originally given by "dnsmasq --help". The options may be used either on the command line or within [[dnsmasq.conf]].
==Text==
Usage:
* [[dnsmasq]] ''[options]''
* within [[dnsmasq.conf]]: dhcp-option=option:<u>option</u>
** where <u>option</u> is the option name without the "--" prefix

Valid options are :
{|
|-
! Abbr. || option name || brief option description
|-
| -a, || --listen-address=ipaddr || Specify local address(es) to listen on.
|-
| -A, || --address=/domain/ipaddr || Return ipaddr for all hosts in specified domains.
|-
| -b, || --bogus-priv || Fake reverse lookups for RFC 1918 private address ranges.
|-
| -B, || --bogus-nxdomain=ipaddr || Treat ipaddr as [[NXDOMAIN]] (defeats Verisign wildcard).
|-
| -c, || --cache-size=cachesize || Specify the size of the cache in entries (defaults to 150).
|-
| -C, || --conf-file=path || Specify configuration file (defaults to /etc/[[dnsmasq.conf]]).
|-
| -d, || --no-daemon || Do NOT fork into the background: run in debug mode.
|-
| -D, || --domain-needed || Do NOT forward queries with no domain part.
|-
| -e, || --selfmx || Return self-pointing MX records for local hosts.
|-
| -E, || --expand-hosts || Expand simple names in [[/etc/hosts]] with domain-suffix.
|-
| -f, || --filterwin2k || Don't forward spurious DNS requests from [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] hosts.
|-
| -F, || --dhcp-range=ipaddr,ipaddr,time || Enable DHCP in the range given with lease duration.
|-
| -g, || --group=groupname || Change to this group after startup (defaults to dip).
|-
| -G, || --dhcp-host=<hostspec> || Set address or hostname for a specified machine.
|-
| -h, || --no-hosts || Do NOT load [[/etc/hosts]] file.
|-
| -H, || --addn-hosts=path || Specify a hosts file to be read in addition to [[/etc/hosts]].
|-
| -i, || --interface=interface || Specify interface(s) to listen on.
|-
| -I, || --except-interface=int || Specify interface(s) NOT to listen on.
|-
| -j, || --dhcp-userclass=<id>,<class> || Map DHCP user class to option set.
|-
| -J, || --dhcp-ignore=<id> || Don't do DHCP for hosts in option set.
|-
| -k, || --keep-in-foreground || Do NOT fork into the background, do NOT run in debug mode.
|-
| -K, || --dhcp-authoritative || Assume we are the only DHCP server on the local network.
|-
| -l, || --dhcp-leasefile=path || Specify where to store DHCP leases (defaults to /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases).
|-
| -L, || --localmx || Return MX records for local hosts.
|-
| -m, || --mx-host=host_name,target,pref || Specify an MX record.
|-
| -M, || --dhcp-boot=<bootp opts> || Specify [[BOOTP]] options to DHCP server.
|-
| -n, || --no-poll || Do NOT poll /etc/resolv.conf file, reload only on SIGHUP.
|-
| -N, || --no-negcache || Do NOT cache failed search results.
|-
| -o, || --strict-order || Use nameservers strictly in the order given in /etc/resolv.conf.
|-
| -O, || --dhcp-option=<optspec> || Set extra options to be set to DHCP clients.
|-
| -p, || --port=number || Specify port to listen for DNS requests on (defaults to 53).
|-
| -P, || --edns-packet-max=<size> || Maximum supported UDP packet size for EDNS.0 (defaults to 1280).
|-
| -q, || --log-queries || Log queries.
|-
| -Q, || --query-port=number || Force the originating port for upstream queries.
|-
| -R, || --no-resolv || Do NOT read resolv.conf.
|-
| -r, || --resolv-file=path || Specify path to resolv.conf (defaults to /etc/resolv.conf).
|-
| -S, || --server=/domain/ipaddr || Specify address(es) of upstream servers with optional domains.
|-
| || --local=/domain/ || Never forward queries to specified domains.
|-
| -s, || --domain=domain || Specify the domain to be assigned in DHCP leases.
|-
| -t, || --mx-target=host_name || Specify default target in an MX record.
|-
| -T, || --local-ttl=time || Specify time-to-live in seconds for replies from /etc/hosts.
|-
| -u, || --user=username || Change to this user after startup. (defaults to nobody).
|-
| -U, || --dhcp-vendorclass=<id>,<class> || Map DHCP vendor class to option set.
|-
| -v, || --version || Display dnsmasq version and copyright information.
|-
| -V, || --alias=addr,addr,mask || Translate [[IPv4]] addresses from upstream servers.
|-
| -W, || --srv-host=name,target,... || Specify a SRV record.
|-
| -w, || --help || Display this message.
|-
| -x, || --pid-file=path || Specify path of PID file. (defaults to /var/run/dnsmasq.pid).
|-
| -X, || --dhcp-lease-max=number || Specify maximum number of DHCP leases (defaults to 150).
|-
| -y, || --localise-queries || Answer DNS queries based on the interface a query was sent to.
|-
| -Y || --txt-record=name,txt.... || Specify TXT DNS record.
|-
| -z, || --bind-interfaces || Bind only to interfaces in use.
|-
| -Z, || --read-ethers || Read DHCP static host information from /etc/ethers.
|-
| -1, || --enable-dbus || Enable the DBus interface for setting upstream servers, etc.
|-
| -2, || --no-dhcp-interface=interface || Do not provide DHCP on this interface, only provide DNS.
|-
| -3, || --bootp-dynamic || Enable dynamic address allocation for bootp.
|-
| -4, || --dhcp-mac=<id>,<mac address> || Map MAC address (with wildcards) to option set.
|-
| -5, || --no-ping || Disable ICMP echo address checking in the DHCP server.
|-
| -6, || --dhcp-script=path || Script to run on DHCP lease creation and destruction.
|-
| -7, || --conf-dir=path || Read configuration from all the files in this directory.
|-
| -8, || --log-facility=facilty || Log to this syslog facility. (defaults to DAEMON)
|-
| -9, || --leasefile-ro || Read leases at startup, but never write the lease file.
|-
| -0, || --dns-forward-max=<queries> || Maximum number of concurrent DNS queries. (defaults to 150)
|}

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