.TH GNUNET\-GNS 1 "Aug 8, 2012" "GNUnet"

.SH NAME
gnunet\-gns \- Access to GNUnet Name Service

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B gnunet\-gns
.RI [ options ]
.br

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBgnunet\-gns\fP can be used to lookup and process GNUnet Name Service names.

.SH OPTIONS
.B
.IP "\-a NAME, \-\-authority=NAME"
Get the authority of a particular name.
For example the authority for "www.fcfs.gads" is "fcfs.gads".
.B
.IP "\-c FILENAME,  \-\-config=FILENAME"
Use the configuration file FILENAME.
.B
.IP "\-r, \-\-raw"
No unneeded output.
This is a quiet mode where only important information is displayed.
For example a lookup for an IP address will only yield the IP address, no
descriptive text.
.B
.IP "\-s NAME, \-\-shorten NAME"
Shorten GNUnet Name Service Name.
The service will try to shorten the delegation chain of the name if a "closer"
authority chain exists relative to your local root zone.
.B
.IP "\-t RRTYPE, \-\-type=RRTYPE"
Resource Record Type (RRTYPE) to look for.
Supported RRTYPE's are: A, AAAA, CNAME, NS, PKEY, PSEU, TLSA, SRV, SOA, MX, LEHO, VPN, REV, PTR, TXT

Defaults to "A".
.B
.IP "\-h, \-\-help"
Print short help on options.
.B
.IP "\-L LOGLEVEL, \-\-loglevel=LOGLEVEL"
Use LOGLEVEL for logging.  Valid values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING and ERROR.
.B
.IP "\-u NAME, \-\-lookup=NAME"
Name to lookup.
Resolve the specified name using the GNUnet Name System.
.B
.IP "\-v, \-\-version"
Print GNUnet version number.
.B


.SH BUGS
Report bugs by using Mantis <https://gnunet.org/bugs/> or by sending electronic mail to <gnunet\-developers@gnu.org>


.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBgnunet\-namestore\fP(1)