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nslookup — Query name servers for various domain records. See also: `dig`, `resolvectl`, `host`. More informati

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Problem

How to use the nslookup command: Query name servers for various domain records. See also: dig, resolvectl, host. More information: <https://manned.org/nslookup>.

Solution

nslookup — Query name servers for various domain records. See also: dig, resolvectl, host. More information: <https://manned.org/nslookup>.

Query your system's default name server for an IP address (A record) of the domain:
nslookup {{example.com}}


Query a given name server for a NS record of the domain:
nslookup -type=NS {{example.com}} {{8.8.8.8}}


Query for a reverse lookup (PTR record) of an IP address:
nslookup -type=PTR {{54.240.162.118}}


Query for ANY available records using TCP protocol:
nslookup -vc -type=ANY {{example.com}}


Query a given name server for the whole zone file (zone transfer) of the domain using TCP protocol:
nslookup -vc -type=AXFR {{example.com}} {{name_server}}


Query for a mail server (MX record) of the domain, showing details of the transaction:
nslookup -type=MX -debug {{example.com}}


Query a given name server on a specific port number for a TXT record of the domain:
nslookup -port={{port_number}} -type=TXT {{example.com}} {{name_server}}

Code Snippets

Query your system's default name server for an IP address (A record) of the domain

nslookup {{example.com}}

Query a given name server for a NS record of the domain

nslookup -type=NS {{example.com}} {{8.8.8.8}}

Query for a reverse lookup (PTR record) of an IP address

nslookup -type=PTR {{54.240.162.118}}

Query for ANY available records using TCP protocol

nslookup -vc -type=ANY {{example.com}}

Query a given name server for the whole zone file (zone transfer) of the domain using TCP protocol

nslookup -vc -type=AXFR {{example.com}} {{name_server}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/nslookup

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