host

Lookup Domain Name Server. More information: https://manned.org/host.

• 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}}