DNS lookup utility.
It has colorful output, supports DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS protocols, and can emit JSON.
More information.
- Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):
- Query the MX records type associated with a given domain name:
- Specify a specific DNS server to query (e.g. Cloudflare):
dog {example.com} MX @{1.1.1.1}
- Query over TCP rather than UDP:
dog {example.com} MX @{1.1.1.1} --tcp
- Query the MX records type associated with a given domain name over TCP using explicit arguments:
dog --query {example.com} --type MX --nameserver {1.1.1.1} --tcp
- Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records) using DNS over HTTPS (DoH):
dog {example.com} --https @{https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query}
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