host
Lookup Domain Name Server. More information: https://manned.org/host.
- 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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