dnsmasq options
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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; see dnsmasq manpage for more complete explanations.
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Usage:
- dnsmasq [options]
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 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 dnsmasq dhcp options 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) |