Filename wildcards in include configuration directive

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Aug 24 05:25:39 UTC 2005


> Mark Andrews wrote:
> 
> >>Hi All
> >>Is there any reason that the "include" configuration directive does not 
> >>support wildcards in filenames like apache, eg:
> >>include /etc/definitions/*.zdef
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >	Because no one has written the code to do it.  Feel free to
> >	write it if you want.  It shouldn't be too hard.
> >	
> >	1. Document the desired behaviour.
> >  
> >
> Or, just refer to the existing documentation. POSIX 1003.2, 3.13.
> 
>                                                                          
>                   - Kevin

	I don't think posix has documented what named should do when
	confronted with 'include "/etc/definitions/*.zdef";' in
	named.conf.  As I said document the desired behaviour.

	Mark
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