/set-dns

A simple shell script to set DNS servers on MacOS X 10.5+ using scutil(1).

set-dns
A simple shell script to set DNS servers on MacOS X 10.5+ using scutil(1). 
http://dossy.github.com/set-dns/

Copyright (c) 2010, Dossy Shiobara <dossy@panoptic.com>.

DESCRIPTION
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set-dns is a simple shell script to simplify the changing of the
PrimaryService's DNS server list under MacOS X 10.5+ using the
scutil(1) utility.

DOWNLOAD
========

The script is hosted in a Git repository at GitHub.com:

http://github.com/dossy/set-dns

INSTALLATION
============

Copy set-dns.conf to /etc/defaults, and set-dns to /usr/bin:

    $ sudo cp set-dns.conf /etc/defaults
    $ sudo cp set-dns /usr/bin
    $ sudo chmod 0755 /usr/bin/set-dns

Edit /etc/defaults/set-dns.conf with the default servers you wish to
use.  This should be one or more IP addresses separated with spaces.
By default, SERVERS is set to "192.168.1.1".
    

USAGE
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Usage: set-dns [OPTION]... [SERVER]...
Show or set the DNS servers for the PrimaryService using scutil(1).

  -c <file>  use <file> as the config file, instead of
               /etc/defaults/set-dns.conf
  -s         set server list
  -?         display this help and exit


LICENSE
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This script and associated files are hereby licensed under a
simplified BSD-style license.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:

    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
       distribution.

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