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drill

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

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