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<code>dig google.com</code> Gets DNS information for the specified hostname. | <code>dig google.com</code> Gets DNS information for the specified hostname. | ||
You can query for specific DNS record types: | |||
<code>dig MX psygen.org</code> Look for the mail exchanger records for the specified hostname. | |||
<code>dig NS psygen.org</code> Look for the name server records for the specified hostname. | |||
... and so on for any valid record type. | |||
== Short Form == | |||
You can use the short form to view just the info you need, instead of the whole record: | |||
<code> | |||
dig psygen.org +short | |||
67.225.240.117 | |||
</code> | |||
<code> | |||
dig psygen.org ns +short | |||
ns1.nameserver | |||
ns2.nameserver | |||
</code> | |||
== References: == | == References: == | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 22 December 2016
dig (domain information groper) gets information from DNS servers.
dig google.com Gets DNS information for the specified hostname.
You can query for specific DNS record types:
dig MX psygen.org Look for the mail exchanger records for the specified hostname.
dig NS psygen.org Look for the name server records for the specified hostname.
... and so on for any valid record type.
Short Form
You can use the short form to view just the info you need, instead of the whole record:
dig psygen.org +short
67.225.240.117
dig psygen.org ns +short
ns1.nameserver
ns2.nameserver