dog
DNS lookup utility. It has colorful output, supports DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS protocols, and can emit JSON. More information: https://dns.lookup.dog.
- Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):
dog {{example.com}}
- Query the MX records type associated with a given domain name:
dog {{example.com}} MX
- 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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