# COMMANDS
ccounts
-: Show the content of the cache
+: Show the content of the cache.
+
+current-config
+: Show the currently running configuration.
cycle
: Restart the nameserver so it reloads its configuration. Only works when the
server is running in guardian mode.
+list
+: Dump all variables and their values in a comma separated list, equivalent
+ to **show \***.
+
+list-zones [master,slave,native]
+: Show a list of zones, optionally filter on the type of zones to show.
+
notify *DOMAIN*
: Adds *DOMAIN* to the notification list, causing PDNS to send out
notifications to the nameservers of a domain. Can be used if a slave missed
: Same as above but with operator specified IP address as destination, to be
used if you know better than PowerDNS.
-ping
-: Check if the server is alive.
+ping, rping
+: Check if the server is still alive. Will return 'PONG' when it is.
+ **ping** works when running inside a guardian, whereas **rping** works when
+ running without a guardian.
purge [*RECORD*]
: Purge entries from the packet cache. If *RECORD* ends with a dollar ($)
all entries that end with that name are removed. If no record is specified
the entire cache is purged.
+qtypes
+: Get a count of queries per qtype.
+
quit
: Tell a running pdns_server to quit.
: Instructs backends that new domains may have appeared in the database, or,
in the case of the Bind backend, in named.conf.
+reload
+: Instruct the server to reload all its zones.
+
+remotes
+: Get the top number of remote addresses.
+
+respsizes
+: Get a histogram of the response sizes.
+
retrieve *DOMAIN*
: Retrieve slave *DOMAIN* from its master. Done nearly immediately.
: Show a single statistic, as present in the output of the list command.
status
-: Show usage statistics.
+: Show usage statistics. This only works if the server is running in guardian
+ mode.
uptime
: Show the uptime of the running server.