host

Lookup Domain Name Server.

• 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}

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