dig

wikipedia:Dig_(command) is a command line tool to query Domain name servers.

• Man page: https://linux.die.net/man/1/dig
• Config: ${HOME}/.digrc

• dig srv _jabber._tcp.example.com
• dig +nostats +nocomments +nocmd +noquestion +recurse gmail.com any

Examples

• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM
• dig +short YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM
• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM SOA
• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM +timeout=20
• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM @8.8.8.8
• dig +trace YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM @8.8.8.8
• dig +notrace YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM @8.8.8.8
• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM +dnssec +short
• dig YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME.COM any

To query an specific DNS server: @ns0.wikimedia.org

• dig wikimedia.org @ns0.wikimedia.org

To query an specific DNS server: @ns0.wikimedia.org for an specific record: MX

• dig wikimedia.org MX @ns0.wikimedia.org

• dig +dnssec +norecurse @ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com sapientia.dev SOA
• dig -t MX wikipedia.org
• dig -t TXT google.com
• dig -t NS google.com
• dig -t SOA google.com

Related commmands

• host, host -t ns DOMAIN_NAME.COM
• drill
• scutil --dns
• dog (DNS)

See also

• DNS: Linux DNS, IP, systemd-resolve, /etc/hosts, whois, Domain registrar, dig, host, nslookup, scutil --dns dnsmasq, bind, delv, .local, .internal, .onion, FQDN, TTL, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/systemd/resolved.conf, dscacheutil (macOS), hostname, hostnamectl, bind, resolvectl status, DNS sinkhole, Domain name server, LLMNR, Resource records:MX, TXT, NS, CAA, SSHFP, Apex, CNAME, Wildcard DNS records, Subdomain, /etc/nsswitch.conf, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, CoreDNS, dnsPolicy:, Google Public DNS, DNS caches, Kubernetes ExternalDNS, DNS forwarding, IDNA2008, DNS-1035, Domain name registrars, Split-view DNS, Pi-hole, NextDNS, dnsrecon, dig, drill, DNS security
• dig, host, nslookup, delv, axfr, resolvectl query, dig -t NS, dig -t MX, dig -t TXT, dig -t SOA

https://linux.die.net/man/1/dig