dig
DNS lookup utility. More information: <https://manned.org/dig>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/dig.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install knot-dnsutils - Ubuntu
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apt-get install knot-dnsutils -
Alpine
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apk add bind-tools - Arch Linux
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pacman -S bind-tools - Kali Linux
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apt-get install dnsutils - Fedora
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dnf install bind-utils - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install knot-dnsutils - Raspbian
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apt-get install knot-dnsutils - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/dig
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/dig digpowered by Commando
DNS lookup utility. More information: <https://manned.org/dig>.
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Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):
dig +short example.com -
Get a detailed answer for a given domain (A records):
dig +noall +answer example.com -
Query a specific DNS record type associated with a given domain name:
dig +short example.com A|MX|TXT|CNAME|NS -
Specify an alternate DNS server to query:
dig @8.8.8.8 example.com -
Perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP address (PTR record):
dig -x 8.8.8.8 -
Find authoritative name servers for the zone and display SOA records:
dig +nssearch example.com -
Perform iterative queries and display the entire trace path to resolve a domain name:
dig +trace example.com
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