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host — Lookup Domain Name Server. See also: `dig`, `resolvectl`, `nslookup`. More information: <https://man

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Problem

How to use the host command: Lookup Domain Name Server. See also: dig, resolvectl, nslookup. More information: <https://manned.org/host>.

Solution

host — Lookup Domain Name Server. See also: dig, resolvectl, nslookup. 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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/host

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