drill
Perform various DNS queries. More information: https://manned.org/drill.
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Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):
drill {{example.com}}
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Lookup the mail server(s) associated with a given domain name (MX record):
drill mx {{example.com}}
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Get all types of records for a given domain name:
drill any {{example.com}}
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Specify an alternate DNS server to query:
drill {{example.com}} @{{8.8.8.8}}
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Perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP address (PTR record):
drill -x {{8.8.8.8}}
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Perform DNSSEC trace from root servers down to a domain name:
drill -TD {{example.com}}
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Show DNSKEY record(s) for a domain name:
drill -s dnskey {{example.com}}
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