<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>BIND include Statement</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H2>BIND Configuration File Guide--<CODE>include</CODE> Statement</H2> <HR> <A NAME="Syntax"><H3>Syntax</H3></A> <PRE> include <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">path_name</A></VAR>; </PRE> <HR> <A Name="#Usage"><H3>Definition and Usage</H3></A> <P>The <CODE>include</CODE> statement inserts the specified file at the point that the <CODE>include</CODE> statement is encountered. It cannot be used within another statement, though, so a line such as <PRE> acl internal_hosts { include "internal_hosts.acl"; }; </PRE> is not allowed.</P> <P>Use <CODE>include</CODE> to break the configuration up into easily-managed chunks. For example: <PRE> include "/etc/security/keys.bind"; include "/etc/acls.bind"; </PRE> <P>could be used at the top of a BIND configuration file in order to include any ACL or key information.</P> <P>Be careful not to type "<CODE>#include</CODE>", like you would in a C program, because "<CODE>#</CODE>" is used to start a comment.</P> <HR> <CENTER><P>[ <A HREF="config.html">BIND Config. File</A> | <A HREF="http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/">BIND Home</A> | <A HREF="http://www.isc.org/">ISC</A> ]</P></CENTER> <HR> <ADDRESS> Last Updated: $Id: include.html,v 1.1.1.2 2000/06/09 23:12:34 wsanchez Exp $ </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>