dig

command network

DNS lookup utility

Required Packages

sudo apt install -y dnsutils

Options

Domain name *

Record type

DNS server (@server)

Query a specific DNS server

Short output (+short) Short output (+short)

Trace delegation path (+trace) Trace delegation path (+trace)

Follow the DNS delegation chain from root

Answer section only (+noall +answer) Answer section only (+noall +answer)

Show only the answer section (cleaner output)

Use TCP (+tcp) Use TCP (+tcp)

Use TCP instead of UDP for the query

Reverse DNS lookup (-x)

IP address for reverse PTR lookup

IP version

dig A