drill

Perform various DNS queries.

• Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):

drill {example.com}

• Lookup the mail server(s) associated with a given domain name (MX record):

drill mx {example.com}

• Get all types of records for a given domain name:

drill any {example.com}

• Specify an alternate DNS server to query:

drill {example.com} @{8.8.8.8}

• Perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP address (PTR record):

drill -x {8.8.8.8}

• Perform DNSSEC trace from root servers down to a domain name:

drill -TD {example.com}

• Show DNSKEY record(s) for a domain name:

drill -s dnskey {example.com}

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