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4N/A<
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0N/A<
p>dig — DNS lookup utility</
p>
0N/A<
div class="refsynopsisdiv">
0N/A<
div class="cmdsynopsis"><
p><
code class="command">dig</
code> [@server] [<
code class="option">-b <
em class="replaceable"><
code>address</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-c <
em class="replaceable"><
code>class</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-f <
em class="replaceable"><
code>filename</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-k <
em class="replaceable"><
code>filename</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-m</
code>] [<
code class="option">-p <
em class="replaceable"><
code>port#</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-q <
em class="replaceable"><
code>name</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-t <
em class="replaceable"><
code>type</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-v</
code>] [<
code class="option">-x <
em class="replaceable"><
code>addr</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-y <
em class="replaceable"><
code>[<
span class="optional">hmac:</
span>]name:key</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-4</
code>] [<
code class="option">-6</
code>] [name] [type] [class] [queryopt...]</
p></
div>
0N/A<
div class="cmdsynopsis"><
p><
code class="command">dig</
code> [<
code class="option">-h</
code>]</
p></
div>
0N/A<
div class="cmdsynopsis"><
p><
code class="command">dig</
code> [global-queryopt...] [query...]</
p></
div>
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2617084"></
a><
h2>DESCRIPTION</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
0N/A (domain information groper) is a flexible tool
5N/A for interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and
0N/A displays the answers that are returned from the name server(s) that
0N/A were queried. Most DNS administrators use <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> to
0N/A troubleshoot DNS problems because of its flexibility, ease of use and
0N/A clarity of output. Other lookup tools tend to have less functionality
0N/A than <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>.
0N/A Although <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> is normally used with
0N/A arguments, it also has a batch mode of operation for reading lookup
0N/A requests from a file. A brief summary of its command-line arguments
0N/A and options is printed when the <
code class="option">-h</
code> option is given.
0N/A Unlike earlier versions, the BIND 9 implementation of
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> allows multiple lookups to be issued
0N/A Unless it is told to query a specific name server,
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will try each of the servers listed in
0N/A are found, <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will send the query to the local
0N/A When no command line arguments or options are given,
4N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will perform an NS query for "." (the root).
4N/A It is possible to set per-user defaults for <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> via
5N/A <
code class="filename">${HOME}/.digrc</
code>. This file is read and
4N/A are applied before the command line arguments.
4N/A The IN and CH class names overlap with the IN and CH top level
4N/A domain names. Either use the <
code class="option">-t</
code> and
4N/A <
code class="option">-c</
code> options to specify the type and class,
4N/A use the <
code class="option">-q</
code> the specify the domain name, or
4N/A use "IN." and "CH." when looking up these top level domains.
4N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
4N/A<
a name="id2617187"></
a><
h2>SIMPLE USAGE</
h2>
0N/A A typical invocation of <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> looks like:
0N/A<
pre class="programlisting"> dig @server name type </
pre>
0N/A<
div class="variablelist"><
dl>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="constant">server</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A is the name or IP address of the name server to query. This
0N/A can be an IPv4 address in dotted-decimal notation or an IPv6
0N/A address in colon-delimited notation. When the supplied
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>server</
code></
em> argument is a hostname,
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> resolves that name before querying
0N/A If no <
em class="parameter"><
code>server</
code></
em> argument is
0N/A provided, <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> consults
0N/A address is found there, it queries the name server at
0N/A that address. If either of the <
code class="option">-4</
code> or
0N/A <
code class="option">-6</
code> options are in use, then
0N/A only addresses for the corresponding transport
0N/A will be tried. If no usable addresses are found,
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will send the query to the
0N/A local host. The reply from the name server that
0N/A responds is displayed.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="constant">name</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A is the name of the resource record that is to be looked up.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="constant">type</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A indicates what type of query is required —
0N/A ANY, A, MX, SIG, etc.
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>type</
code></
em> can be any valid query
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>type</
code></
em> argument is supplied,
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will perform a lookup for an
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2617313"></
a><
h2>OPTIONS</
h2>
0N/A<
div class="variablelist"><
dl>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-4</
span></
dt>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-6</
span></
dt>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-b <
em class="replaceable"><
code>address[<
span class="optional">#port</
span>]</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the source IP address of the query.
0N/A The <
em class="parameter"><
code>address</
code></
em> must be a valid address on
0N/A one of the host's network interfaces, or "0.0.0.0" or "::". An
0N/A optional port may be specified by appending "#<port>"
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-c <
em class="replaceable"><
code>class</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the query class. The
0N/A default <
em class="parameter"><
code>class</
code></
em> is IN; other classes
0N/A are HS for Hesiod records or CH for Chaosnet records.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-f <
em class="replaceable"><
code>file</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Batch mode: <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> reads a list of lookup
0N/A requests to process from the
0N/A given <
em class="parameter"><
code>file</
code></
em>. Each line in the file
0N/A should be organized in the same way they would be
0N/A presented as queries to
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> using the command-line interface.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-i</
span></
dt>
0N/A Do reverse IPv6 lookups using the obsolete RFC1886
IP6.INT 0N/A domain, which is no longer in use. Obsolete bit string
0N/A label queries (RFC2874) are not attempted.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-k <
em class="replaceable"><
code>keyfile</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Sign queries using TSIG using a key read from the given file.
0N/A Key files can be generated using
0N/A <
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">tsig-keygen</
span>(8)</
span>.
0N/A When using TSIG authentication with <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>,
0N/A the name server that is queried needs to know the key and
0N/A algorithm that is being used. In BIND, this is done by
0N/A providing appropriate <
span><
strong class="command">key</
strong></
span>
0N/A and <
span><
strong class="command">server</
strong></
span> statements in
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-m</
span></
dt>
4N/A Enable memory usage debugging.
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-p <
em class="replaceable"><
code>port</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
4N/A Send the query to a non-standard port on the server,
4N/A instead of the defaut port 53. This option would be used
4N/A to test a name server that has been configured to listen
4N/A for queries on a non-standard port number.
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-q <
em class="replaceable"><
code>name</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
4N/A The domain name to query. This is useful to distinguish
0N/A the <
em class="parameter"><
code>name</
code></
em> from other arguments.
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-t <
em class="replaceable"><
code>type</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
4N/A The resource record type to query. It can be any valid query type
4N/A supported in BIND 9. The default query type is "A", unless the
4N/A <
code class="option">-x</
code> option is supplied to indicate a reverse lookup.
4N/A A zone transfer can be requested by specifying a type of AXFR. When
4N/A an incremental zone transfer (IXFR) is required, set the
4N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>type</
code></
em> to <
code class="literal">ixfr=N</
code>.
4N/A The incremental zone transfer will contain the changes
4N/A made to the zone since the serial number in the zone's SOA
4N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>N</
code></
em>.
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-v</
span></
dt>
0N/A Print the version number and exit.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-x <
em class="replaceable"><
code>addr</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Simplified reverse lookups, for mapping addresses to
0N/A names. The <
em class="parameter"><
code>addr</
code></
em> is an IPv4 address
4N/A in dotted-decimal notation, or a colon-delimited IPv6
4N/A address. When the <
code class="option">-x</
code> is used, there is no
4N/A the <
em class="parameter"><
code>name</
code></
em>, <
em class="parameter"><
code>class</
code></
em>
4N/A and <
em class="parameter"><
code>type</
code></
em>
4N/A arguments. <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> automatically performs a
4N/A lookup for a name like
4N/A query type and class to PTR and IN respectively. IPv6
4N/A addresses are looked up using nibble format under the
0N/A IP6.ARPA domain (but see also the <
code class="option">-i</
code>
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-y <
em class="replaceable"><
code>[<
span class="optional">hmac:</
span>]keyname:secret</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
4N/A Sign queries using TSIG with the given authentication key.
4N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>keyname</
code></
em> is the name of the key, and
4N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>secret</
code></
em> is the base64 encoded shared secret.
4N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>hmac</
code></
em> is the name of the key algorithm;
4N/A valid choices are <
code class="literal">hmac-md5</
code>,
0N/A <
code class="literal">hmac-sha1</
code>, <
code class="literal">hmac-sha224</
code>,
0N/A <
code class="literal">hmac-sha256</
code>, <
code class="literal">hmac-sha384</
code>, or
0N/A <
code class="literal">hmac-sha512</
code>. If <
em class="parameter"><
code>hmac</
code></
em>
0N/A is not specified, the default is <
code class="literal">hmac-md5</
code>.
0N/A NOTE: You should use the <
code class="option">-k</
code> option and
0N/A avoid the <
code class="option">-y</
code> option, because
0N/A with <
code class="option">-y</
code> the shared secret is supplied as
0N/A a command line argument in clear text. This may be visible
0N/A <
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">ps</
span>(1)</
span>
0N/A or in a history file maintained by the user's shell.
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2668891"></
a><
h2>QUERY OPTIONS</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
0N/A provides a number of query options which affect
0N/A the way in which lookups are made and the results displayed. Some of
0N/A these set or reset flag bits in the query header, some determine which
0N/A sections of the answer get printed, and others determine the timeout
0N/A and retry strategies.
0N/A Each query option is identified by a keyword preceded by a plus sign
0N/A (<
code class="literal">+</
code>). Some keywords set or reset an
0N/A option. These may be preceded
0N/A by the string <
code class="literal">no</
code> to negate the meaning of
0N/A keywords assign values to options like the timeout interval. They
0N/A have the form <
code class="option">+keyword=value</
code>.
0N/A Keywords may be abbreviated, provided the abbreviation is
0N/A unambiguous; for example, <
code class="literal">+cd</
code> is equivalent
0N/A to <
code class="literal">+cdflag</
code>.
0N/A The query options are:
0N/A<
div class="variablelist"><
dl>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]aaflag</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A A synonym for <
em class="parameter"><
code>+[no]aaonly</
code></
em>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]aaonly</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Sets the "aa" flag in the query.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]additional</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Display [do not display] the additional section of a
0N/A reply. The default is to display it.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]adflag</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set [do not set] the AD (authentic data) bit in the
0N/A query. This requests the server to return whether
0N/A all of the answer and authority sections have all
0N/A been validated as secure according to the security
0N/A policy of the server. AD=1 indicates that all records
0N/A have been validated as secure and the answer is not
0N/A from a OPT-OUT range. AD=0 indicate that some part
0N/A of the answer was insecure or not validated. This
0N/A bit is set by default.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]all</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set or clear all display flags.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]answer</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Display [do not display] the answer section of a
0N/A reply. The default is to display it.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]authority</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Display [do not display] the authority section of a
0N/A reply. The default is to display it.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]badcookie</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Retry lookup with the new server cookie if a
0N/A BADCOOKIE response is received.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]besteffort</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Attempt to display the contents of messages which are
0N/A malformed. The default is to not display malformed
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+bufsize=B</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the UDP message buffer size advertised using EDNS0
0N/A to <
em class="parameter"><
code>B</
code></
em> bytes. The maximum and
0N/A minimum sizes of this buffer are 65535 and 0 respectively.
0N/A Values outside this range are rounded up or down
0N/A appropriately. Values other than zero will cause a
0N/A EDNS query to be sent.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]cdflag</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set [do not set] the CD (checking disabled) bit in
0N/A the query. This requests the server to not perform
0N/A DNSSEC validation of responses.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]class</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Display [do not display] the CLASS when printing the
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]cmd</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Toggles the printing of the initial comment in the
0N/A output identifying the version of <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
0N/A and the query options that have been applied. This
0N/A comment is printed by default.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]comments</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Toggle the display of comment lines in the output.
0N/A The default is to print comments.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]cookie[<
span class="optional">=####</
span>]</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Send a COOKIE EDNS option, with optional
0N/A value. Replaying a COOKIE from a previous response will
0N/A allow the server to identify a previous client. The
0N/A default is <
code class="option">+cookie</
code>.
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">+cookie</
strong></
span> is also set when +trace
0N/A is set to better emulate the default queries from a
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]crypto</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Toggle the display of cryptographic fields in DNSSEC
0N/A records. The contents of these field are unnecessary
0N/A to debug most DNSSEC validation failures and removing
0N/A them makes it easier to see the common failures. The
0N/A default is to display the fields. When omitted they
0N/A are replaced by the string "[omitted]" or in the
0N/A DNSKEY case the key id is displayed as the replacement,
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]defname</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Deprecated, treated as a synonym for
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>+[no]search</
code></
em>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]dnssec</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Requests DNSSEC records be sent by setting the DNSSEC
0N/A OK bit (DO) in the OPT record in the additional section
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+domain=somename</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the search list to contain the single domain
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>somename</
code></
em>, as if specified in
0N/A a <
span><
strong class="command">domain</
strong></
span> directive in
0N/A search list processing as if the
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>+search</
code></
em> option were given.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+dscp=value</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the DSCP code point to be used when sending the
0N/A query. Valid DSCP code points are in the range
0N/A [0..63]. By default no code point is explicitly set.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]edns[=#]</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify the EDNS version to query with. Valid values
0N/A are 0 to 255. Setting the EDNS version will cause
0N/A a EDNS query to be sent. <
code class="option">+noedns</
code>
0N/A clears the remembered EDNS version. EDNS is set to
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ednsflags[=#]</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Set the must-be-zero EDNS flags bits (Z bits) to the
0N/A specified value. Decimal, hex and octal encodings are
0N/A accepted. Setting a named flag (
e.g. DO) will silently be
0N/A ignored. By default, no Z bits are set.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ednsnegotiation</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Enable / disable EDNS version negotiation. By default
0N/A EDNS version negotiation is enabled.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ednsopt[=code[:value]]</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify EDNS option with code point <
code class="option">code</
code>
0N/A and optionally payload of <
code class="option">value</
code> as a
0N/A hexadecimal string. <
code class="option">+noednsopt</
code>
0N/A clears the EDNS options to be sent.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]expire</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Send an EDNS Expire option.
4N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]fail</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Do not try the next server if you receive a SERVFAIL.
0N/A The default is to not try the next server which is
0N/A the reverse of normal stub resolver behavior.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]header-only</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Send a query with a DNS header without a question section.
0N/A The default is to add a question section. The query type
0N/A and query name are ignored when this is set.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]identify</
code></
span></
dt>
0N/A Show [or do not show] the IP address and port number
0N/A that supplied the answer when the
0N/A <
em class="parameter"><
code>+short</
code></
em> option is enabled. If
5N/A short form answers are requested, the default is not
5N/A to show the source address and port number of the
5N/A server that provided the answer.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ignore</
code></
span></
dt>
Ignore truncation in UDP responses instead of retrying
with TCP. By default, TCP retries are performed.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]keepopen</
code></
span></
dt>
Keep the TCP socket open between queries and reuse
it rather than creating a new TCP socket for each
lookup. The default is <
code class="option">+nokeepopen</
code>.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]multiline</
code></
span></
dt>
Print records like the SOA records in a verbose
multi-line format with human-readable comments. The
default is to print each record on a single line, to
facilitate machine parsing of the <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+ndots=D</
code></
span></
dt>
Set the number of dots that have to appear in
<
em class="parameter"><
code>name</
code></
em> to <
em class="parameter"><
code>D</
code></
em>
for it to be considered absolute. The default value
is that defined using the ndots statement in
ndots statement is present. Names with fewer dots
are interpreted as relative names and will be searched
for in the domains listed in the <
code class="option">search</
code>
or <
code class="option">domain</
code> directive in
<
code class="option">+search</
code> is set.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]nsid</
code></
span></
dt>
Include an EDNS name server ID request when sending
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]nssearch</
code></
span></
dt>
When this option is set, <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
attempts to find the authoritative name servers for
the zone containing the name being looked up and
display the SOA record that each name server has for
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]onesoa</
code></
span></
dt>
Print only one (starting) SOA record when performing
an AXFR. The default is to print both the starting
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]opcode=value</
code></
span></
dt>
Set [restore] the DNS message opcode to the specified
value. The default value is QUERY (0).
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]qr</
code></
span></
dt>
Print [do not print] the query as it is sent. By
default, the query is not printed.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]question</
code></
span></
dt>
Print [do not print] the question section of a query
when an answer is returned. The default is to print
the question section as a comment.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]rdflag</
code></
span></
dt>
A synonym for <
em class="parameter"><
code>+[no]recurse</
code></
em>.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]recurse</
code></
span></
dt>
Toggle the setting of the RD (recursion desired) bit
in the query. This bit is set by default, which means
<
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> normally sends recursive
queries. Recursion is automatically disabled when
the <
em class="parameter"><
code>+nssearch</
code></
em> or
<
em class="parameter"><
code>+trace</
code></
em> query options are used.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+retry=T</
code></
span></
dt>
Sets the number of times to retry UDP queries to
server to <
em class="parameter"><
code>T</
code></
em> instead of the
default, 2. Unlike <
em class="parameter"><
code>+tries</
code></
em>,
this does not include the initial query.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]rrcomments</
code></
span></
dt>
Toggle the display of per-record comments in the
output (for example, human-readable key information
about DNSKEY records). The default is not to print
record comments unless multiline mode is active.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]search</
code></
span></
dt>
Use [do not use] the search list defined by the
searchlist or domain directive in
<
code class="filename">
resolv.conf</
code> (if any). The search
list is not used by default.
'ndots' from <
code class="filename">
resolv.conf</
code> (default 1)
which may be overridden by <
em class="parameter"><
code>+ndots</
code></
em>
determines if the name will be treated as relative
or not and hence whether a search is eventually
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]short</
code></
span></
dt>
Provide a terse answer. The default is to print the
answer in a verbose form.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]showsearch</
code></
span></
dt>
Perform [do not perform] a search showing intermediate
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]sigchase</
code></
span></
dt>
Chase DNSSEC signature chains. Requires dig be
compiled with -DDIG_SIGCHASE.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+split=W</
code></
span></
dt>
Split long hex- or base64-formatted fields in resource
records into chunks of <
em class="parameter"><
code>W</
code></
em>
characters (where <
em class="parameter"><
code>W</
code></
em> is rounded
up to the nearest multiple of 4).
<
em class="parameter"><
code>+nosplit</
code></
em> or
<
em class="parameter"><
code>+split=0</
code></
em> causes fields not to
be split at all. The default is 56 characters, or
44 characters when multiline mode is active.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]stats</
code></
span></
dt>
This query option toggles the printing of statistics:
when the query was made, the size of the reply and
so on. The default behavior is to print the query
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]subnet=
addr/
prefix</
code></
span></
dt>
Send an EDNS Client Subnet option with the specified
IP address or network prefix.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]tcp</
code></
span></
dt>
Use [do not use] TCP when querying name servers. The
default behavior is to use UDP unless an
<
code class="literal">ixfr=N</
code> query is requested, in which
case the default is TCP. AXFR queries always use
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+timeout=T</
code></
span></
dt>
Sets the timeout for a query to
<
em class="parameter"><
code>T</
code></
em> seconds. The default
An attempt to set <
em class="parameter"><
code>T</
code></
em> to less
in a query timeout of 1 second being applied.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]topdown</
code></
span></
dt>
When chasing DNSSEC signature chains perform a top-down
validation. Requires dig be compiled with -DDIG_SIGCHASE.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]trace</
code></
span></
dt>
Toggle tracing of the delegation path from the root
name servers for the name being looked up. Tracing
is disabled by default. When tracing is enabled,
<
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> makes iterative queries to
resolve the name being looked up. It will follow
referrals from the root servers, showing the answer
from each server that was used to resolve the lookup.
If @server is also specified, it affects only the
initial query for the root zone name servers.
<
span><
strong class="command">+dnssec</
strong></
span> is also set when +trace
is set to better emulate the default queries from a
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+tries=T</
code></
span></
dt>
Sets the number of times to try UDP queries to server
to <
em class="parameter"><
code>T</
code></
em> instead of the default,
3. If <
em class="parameter"><
code>T</
code></
em> is less than or equal
to zero, the number of tries is silently rounded up
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+trusted-key=####</
code></
span></
dt>
Specifies a file containing trusted keys to be used
with <
code class="option">+sigchase</
code>. Each DNSKEY record
If not specified, <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> will look
Requires dig be compiled with -DDIG_SIGCHASE.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ttlid</
code></
span></
dt>
Display [do not display] the TTL when printing the
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]ttlunits</
code></
span></
dt>
Display [do not display] the TTL in friendly human-readable
time units of "s", "m", "h", "d", and "w", representing
seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks. Implies +ttlid.
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]vc</
code></
span></
dt>
Use [do not use] TCP when querying name servers. This
alternate syntax to <
em class="parameter"><
code>+[no]tcp</
code></
em>
is provided for backwards compatibility. The "vc"
stands for "virtual circuit".
<
dt><
span class="term"><
code class="option">+[no]zflag</
code></
span></
dt>
Set [do not set] the last unassigned DNS header flag in a
DNS query. This flag is off by default.
<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<
a name="id2670316"></
a><
h2>MULTIPLE QUERIES</
h2>
The BIND 9 implementation of <
span><
strong class="command">dig </
strong></
span>
specifying multiple queries on the command line (in addition to
supporting the <
code class="option">-f</
code> batch file option). Each of those
queries can be supplied with its own set of flags, options and query
In this case, each <
em class="parameter"><
code>query</
code></
em> argument
individual query in the command-line syntax described above. Each
consists of any of the standard options and flags, the name to be
looked up, an optional query type and class and any query options that
should be applied to that query.
A global set of query options, which should be applied to all queries,
can also be supplied. These global query options must precede the
first tuple of name, class, type, options, flags, and query options
supplied on the command line. Any global query options (except
the <
code class="option">+[no]cmd</
code> option) can be
overridden by a query-specific set of query options. For example:
<
pre class="programlisting">
shows how <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> could be used from the
to make three lookups: an ANY query for <
code class="literal">
www.isc.org</
code>, a
reverse lookup of 127.0.0.1 and a query for the NS records of
<
code class="literal">
isc.org</
code>.
A global query option of <
em class="parameter"><
code>+qr</
code></
em> is
that <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> shows the initial query it made
lookup. The final query has a local query option of
<
em class="parameter"><
code>+noqr</
code></
em> which means that <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span>
will not print the initial query when it looks up the NS records for
<
code class="literal">
isc.org</
code>.
<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<
a name="id2670402"></
a><
h2>IDN SUPPORT</
h2>
If <
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> has been built with IDN (internationalized
domain name) support, it can accept and display non-ASCII domain names.
<
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> appropriately converts character encoding of
domain name before sending a request to DNS server or displaying a
If you'd like to turn off the IDN support for some reason, defines
the <
code class="envar">IDN_DISABLE</
code> environment variable.
The IDN support is disabled if the variable is set when
<
span><
strong class="command">dig</
strong></
span> runs.
<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<
a name="id2670430"></
a><
h2>FILES</
h2>
<
p><
code class="filename">${HOME}/.digrc</
code>
<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<
a name="id2670452"></
a><
h2>SEE ALSO</
h2>
<
p><
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">host</
span>(1)</
span>,
<
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">named</
span>(8)</
span>,
<
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-keygen</
span>(8)</
span>,
<
em class="citetitle">RFC1035</
em>.
<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<
a name="id2673971"></
a><
h2>BUGS</
h2>
There are probably too many query options.
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