dns:kdig
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KDIG
KDig is part of Knot DNS.
Install KDIG
sudo apt install knot-dnsutils
KDIG Manual
Use KDIG
Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records):
kdig example.com
Specify a specific DNS server to query (e.g. Google DNS):
kdig example.com @8.8.8.8
Query a specific DNS record type associated with a given domain name:
kdig example.com A|AAAA|NS|SOA|DNSKEY|ANY
Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records) using DNS over TLS (DoT):
kdig -d @8.8.8.8 +tls-ca +tls-host=dns.google example.com
Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records) using DNS over HTTPS (DoH):
kdig -d @1.1.1.1 +https +tls-hostname=1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com example.com
dns/kdig.txt · Last modified: by bstafford
