generate.pl

This script was added to provide loldns with an equivalent to BIND's $GENERATE flag. Although this script in fact simply creates an appropriate zone file, it is simple enough to be totally effective.
The script is currently included in the svn trunk.

Usage

[root@li39-174 loldns]# ./generate.pl
Usage: ./generate.pl hostname first-ip number >> data
In the hostname, a # will represent your number
eg ./generate.pl static#.lolware.net 192.168.0.1 24

Demonstration

The above piece example adds the following to a zone file:

=static1.lolware.net:192.168.0.1
=static2.lolware.net:192.168.0.2
=static3.lolware.net:192.168.0.3
=static4.lolware.net:192.168.0.4
=static5.lolware.net:192.168.0.5
=static6.lolware.net:192.168.0.6
=static7.lolware.net:192.168.0.7
=static8.lolware.net:192.168.0.8
..
=static24.lolware.net:192.168.0.24

A quick lookup shows:

[root@li39-174 root]# dig +short static15.lolware.net
192.168.1.15

As all entries are added as PTR/A combo records, reverse DNS would also now work if those IPs were in fact delegated to my nameserver.