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# update

## Usage

```
ionosctl dns reverse-record update [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `reverse-record` command:

```
[rr]
```

For `update` command:

```
[u up]
```

## Description

Update a record

## Options

```
  -u, --api-url string       Override default host URL. If contains placeholder, location will be embedded. Preferred over the config file override 'dns' and env var 'IONOS_API_URL' (default "https://dns.%s.ionos.com")
      --cols strings         Set of columns to be printed on output 
                             Available columns: [Id Name IP Description]
  -c, --config string        Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
  -D, --depth int            Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
      --description string   The new description of the record
  -F, --filters strings      Limit results to results containing the specified filter:KEY1=VALUE1,KEY2=VALUE2
  -f, --force                Force command to execute without user input
  -h, --help                 Print usage
      --ip string            The new IP
      --limit int            Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
  -l, --location string      Location of the resource to operate on. Can be one of: de/fra (default "de/fra")
  -n, --name string          The new record name
      --no-headers           Don't print table headers when table output is used
      --offset int           Number of items to skip before starting to collect the results
      --order-by string      Property to order the results by
  -o, --output string        Desired output format [text|json|api-json] (default "text")
      --query string         JMESPath query string to filter the output
  -q, --quiet                Quiet output
      --record string        The record ID or IP which you want to update (required)
  -t, --timeout int          Timeout in seconds for --wait and other wait operations (default 600)
  -v, --verbose count        Increase verbosity level [-v, -vv, -vvv]
  -w, --wait                 Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands
```

## Examples

```
ionosctl dns rr update --record OLD_RECORD_IP --name mail.example.com --ip 5.6.7.8
```


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