commands.sh

host

all

Lookup Domain Name Server. See also: `dig`, `resolvectl`, `nslookup`.

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Examples (4)

Lookup A, AAAA, and MX records of a domain

host domain

Lookup a field (CNAME, TXT, ...) of a domain

host -t field domain

Reverse lookup an IP

host ip_address

Specify an alternate DNS server to query

host domain 8.8.8.8
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