Re: 'include'ing all files in a directory - has this been done?

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\ Paul Colquhoun (29 Jun 2006)
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Subject:	Re: 'include'ing all files in a directory - has this been done?
Group:	Bind-users
From:	Chris Boot
Date:	29 Jun 2006

Paul Colquhoun wrote:
> Has anybody modified BIND so that the 'include' statement in the config
> file will include all the files in a directory, if it is given a
> directory name instead of a file name?
>
> Something like the way that xinetd does?
>
> I'm working on a new BIND installation for an ISP, and this would enable
> us to have a directory full of small files, each one holding the 'zone'
> statement for a single domain. Adding and removing a domain could then
> be done by adding/removing the relevant file, without needing to modify
> the main config file each time.
>
> Or, to stop inadvertent includes, call it 'include-dir' so a typo wont
> have such a big, unexpected effect.
>
> Has this been shot down in the past as a bad idea?
>

I think you can simply do an 'include /foo/bar/*.conf' and it will
include all files matching the pattern.

HTH,
Chris