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590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0">
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <info>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <date>2014-01-24</date>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </info>
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590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <corpname>ISC</corpname>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User </refentryinfo>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refmeta>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refentrytitle>nslookup</refentrytitle>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </refmeta>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refnamediv>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refname>nslookup</refname>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refpurpose>query Internet name servers interactively</refpurpose>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </refnamediv>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <docinfo>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <copyright>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2004</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2005</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2006</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2007</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2010</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <year>2013</year>
77dccf2a5d9327d16b4374a135cdb99bdd48620eAutomatic Updater <year>2014</year>
77dccf2a5d9327d16b4374a135cdb99bdd48620eAutomatic Updater <year>2015</year>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </copyright>
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590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refsynopsisdiv>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <command>nslookup</command>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-option</option></arg>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">name | -</arg>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">server</arg>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </cmdsynopsis>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </refsynopsisdiv>
7717ec7a6a898cdd3c35cbfba66010b7304ffd9bAutomatic Updater
7717ec7a6a898cdd3c35cbfba66010b7304ffd9bAutomatic Updater <refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
7717ec7a6a898cdd3c35cbfba66010b7304ffd9bAutomatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para><command>Nslookup</command>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater is a program to query Internet domain name servers. <command>Nslookup</command>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater has two modes: interactive and non-interactive. Interactive mode allows
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater the user to query name servers for information about various hosts and
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater domains or to print a list of hosts in a domain. Non-interactive mode
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater is
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater used to print just the name and requested information for a host or
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater domain.
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater </para>
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater </refsection>
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater <refsection><info><title>ARGUMENTS</title></info>
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater
a3f8c8e20780e488141d200acdfea6c5f3303513Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Interactive mode is entered in the following cases:
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <orderedlist numeration="loweralpha" inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User when no arguments are given (the default name server will be used)
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User </para>
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User </listitem>
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater when the first argument is a hyphen (-) and the second argument is
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater the host name or Internet address of a name server.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
8ec3c085233cedb22b05da36e2773c8f357a7e45Automatic Updater </listitem>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User </orderedlist>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User </para>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User <para>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User Non-interactive mode is used when the name or Internet address of the
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User host to be looked up is given as the first argument. The optional second
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User argument specifies the host name or address of a name server.
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User </para>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User <para>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User Options can also be specified on the command line if they precede the
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User arguments and are prefixed with a hyphen. For example, to
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User change the default query type to host information, and the initial
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater timeout to 10 seconds, type:
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <!-- <informalexample> produces bad nroff. -->
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <programlisting>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox Usernslookup -query=hinfo -timeout=10
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater</programlisting>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <!-- </informalexample> -->
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater The <option>-version</option> option causes
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <command>nslookup</command> to print the version
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater number and immediately exits.
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </para>
bbbf2e27d3a981163dab139497d6b2dc85449db0Tinderbox User
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </refsection>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <refsection><info><title>INTERACTIVE COMMANDS</title></info>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <variablelist>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <term><constant>host</constant> <optional>server</optional></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Look up information for host using the current default server or
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater using server, if specified. If host is an Internet address and
5a24d24c8fba3480d707c0c902379ddb36501e12Automatic Updater the query type is A or PTR, the name of the host is returned.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater If host is a name and does not have a trailing period, the
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater search list is used to qualify the name.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater To look up a host not in the current domain, append a period to
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater the name.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater </listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater <term><constant>server</constant> <replaceable class="parameter">domain</replaceable></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para/>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
f8e3e03cacd16ffb923a9603fca23a9e1a1fee07Automatic Updater <term><constant>lserver</constant> <replaceable class="parameter">domain</replaceable></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater Change the default server to <replaceable>domain</replaceable>; <constant>lserver</constant> uses the initial
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater server to look up information about <replaceable>domain</replaceable>, while <constant>server</constant> uses
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater the current default server. If an authoritative answer can't be
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater found, the names of servers that might have the answer are
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater returned.
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <term><constant>root</constant></term>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater not implemented
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <term><constant>finger</constant></term>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater not implemented
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <term><constant>ls</constant></term>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <listitem>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater <para>
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater not implemented
3acf5eb97cebc2ba868e6ac4a4e01e6d1be0c892Automatic Updater </para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User <varlistentry>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <term><constant>view</constant></term>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater not implemented
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
83f43b00a50c9c932c81691a3828041643a0d6f6Automatic Updater <term><constant>help</constant></term>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater not implemented
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater
44d0f0256fbdce130a18655023c3b06bacacbd61Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
83f43b00a50c9c932c81691a3828041643a0d6f6Automatic Updater <term><constant>?</constant></term>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater <para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater not implemented
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </para>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </listitem>
2895f101b5585a19015ac2c2c1e1812ac467fa12Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <term><constant>exit</constant></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Exits the program.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </listitem>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User </varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <term><constant>set</constant>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <replaceable>keyword<optional>=value</optional></replaceable></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater This command is used to change state information that affects
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater the lookups. Valid keywords are:
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <variablelist>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User <term><constant>all</constant></term>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Prints the current values of the frequently used
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater options to <command>set</command>.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Information about the current default
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater server and host is also printed.
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater </varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <varlistentry>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <term><constant>class=</constant><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
30c0c7470d5bfabd8f43c563f4eca636d06cc484Tinderbox User <listitem>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater <para>
590c12cfe3b9a179ab2faa1be791a069c81882e0Automatic Updater Change the query class to one of:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>IN</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
the Internet class
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>CH</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
the Chaos class
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>HS</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
the Hesiod class
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>ANY</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
wildcard
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
The class specifies the protocol group of the information.
</para>
<para>
(Default = IN; abbreviation = cl)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>debug</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Turn on or off the display of the full response packet and
any intermediate response packets when searching.
</para>
<para>
(Default = nodebug; abbreviation = <optional>no</optional>deb)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>d2</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Turn debugging mode on or off. This displays more about
what nslookup is doing.
</para>
<para>
(Default = nod2)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>domain=</constant><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets the search list to <replaceable>name</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>search</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the lookup request contains at least one period but
doesn't end with a trailing period, append the domain
names in the domain search list to the request until an
answer is received.
</para>
<para>
(Default = search)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>port=</constant><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Change the default TCP/UDP name server port to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.
</para>
<para>
(Default = 53; abbreviation = po)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>querytype=</constant><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>type=</constant><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Change the type of the information query.
</para>
<para>
(Default = A; abbreviations = q, ty)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>recurse</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Tell the name server to query other servers if it does not
have the
information.
</para>
<para>
(Default = recurse; abbreviation = [no]rec)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>ndots=</constant><replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of dots (label separators) in a domain
that will disable searching. Absolute names always
stop searching.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>retry=</constant><replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of retries to number.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>timeout=</constant><replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Change the initial timeout interval for waiting for a
reply to number seconds.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>vc</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Always use a virtual circuit when sending requests to the
server.
</para>
<para>
(Default = novc)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>
<replaceable><optional>no</optional></replaceable>fail</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Try the next nameserver if a nameserver responds with
SERVFAIL or a referral (nofail) or terminate query
(fail) on such a response.
</para>
<para>
(Default = nofail)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><info><title>FILES</title></info>
<para><filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info>
<para><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>dig</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>host</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsection>
</refentry>