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resolvectl

Resolve domain names, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, DNS resource records, and services. Introspect and reconfigure the DNS resolver. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/resolvectl.html.
  • Show DNS settings:
    resolvectl status
  • Resolve the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for one or more domains:
    resolvectl query {{domain1 domain2 ...}}
  • Retrieve the domain of a specified IP address:
    resolvectl query {{ip_address}}
  • Flush all local DNS caches:
    resolvectl flush-caches
  • Display DNS statistics (transactions, cache, and DNSSEC verdicts):
    resolvectl statistics
  • Retrieve an MX record of a domain:
    resolvectl --legend={{no}} --type={{MX}} query {{domain}}
  • Resolve an SRV record, for example _xmpp-server._tcp gmail.com:
    resolvectl service _{{service}}._{{protocol}} {{name}}
  • Retrieve a TLS key:
    resolvectl tlsa tcp {{domain}}:443

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