Top 12 Examples of Linux dig Command
Dig (domain information groper) command is used to get information about the domain name server (dns). This command is very popular among network administrators and Linux users because of its vast functionality and ease of use. This tool is readily available for Linux (Unix) or Macintosh OS X operating systems. Here I am listing examples that will help you better understand the capability and functionality of the dig command.
- Top 12 Examples of Linux dig Command
- (1) Basic query to extract information from DNS servers
- (2) To resolve only the IP of the test URL
- (3) To extract information on DNS MX records of test URL
- (4) To extract the information of IP by doing a reverse lookup
- (5) Use IPv4 or IPv6 transport
- (6) To print all options available
- (7) To see all DNS records available with the test domain
- (8) To hide all the output of the executed command
- (9) To print only stats such as query time, server information, message size, etc. of the test domain
- (10) To print only the resolved IP of the test domain
- (11) To extract SOA records of the test domain
- (12) Query MX type of records from the specific name server
- Conclusion
Top 12 Examples of Linux dig Command
(1) Basic query to extract information from DNS servers
#dig allabouttesting.org
(2) To resolve only the IP of the test URL
#dig allabouttesting.org +short
(3) To extract information on DNS MX records of test URL
Mail exchanger (MX) records of a domain name tell the routing of email with SMTP
#dig allabouttesting.org MX
(4) To extract the information of IP by doing a reverse lookup
#dig -x 172.217.167.14
(5) Use IPv4 or IPv6 transport
#dig -4 google.com #dig -6 google.com
(6) To print all options available
#dig -h
(7) To see all DNS records available with the test domain
Results contain different records, including A, AAAA, TXT, MX, and NS.
#dig test-domain.com any
(8) To hide all the output of the executed command
Basically, this command is used to control the print output.
#dig allabouttesting.org +noall
(9) To print only stats such as query time, server information, message size, etc. of the test domain
#dig allabouttesting.org +noall +stats
(10) To print only the resolved IP of the test domain
#dig allabouttesting.org +noall +answer
(11) To extract SOA records of the test domain
A start of authority (SOA) record signifies the information stored in a DNS zone about that zone and about other DNS records
#dig allabouttesting.org SOA
(12) Query MX type of records from the specific name server
#dig @8.8.8.8 google.com MX
Conclusion
We have seen the top 12 examples of Linux dig commands which helped you in understanding the concept of DNS servers.
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