Sometimes it might be nice to be able to test a DNS server’s output, such as with a continuous monitoring system, or as a validation tool when migrating to a different DNS server (or service.)
$ dns_compare.py -z example.com --file example.com.zone --server 10.1.1.1
....X...X..done
Results:
Matches: 9
Mis-matches: 2
To see more examples or download the code, goto: https://github.com/joemiller/dns_compare