adig

Display A (default) record from DNS for hostname(s)

$ adig [example.com]

$ adig -d [example.com]

$ adig -s [1.2.3.4] [example.com]

$ adig -T [port] [example.com]

$ adig -U [port] [example.com]

No standard synopsis available as adig is not a recognized Linux command. If you meant dig, its basic synopsis is:

dig [options] [@server] [name] [type] [class]

N/A for adig
    No parameters available for adig as it is not a recognized command.

Common dig options (if intended):
    Below are common options for dig, assuming it was the intended command:

name
    The domain name or hostname to look up (e.g., google.com).

type
    The type of record to query (e.g., A, AAAA, MX, NS, SOA, TXT). Defaults to A record if not specified.

@server
    Specifies the DNS server to query instead of the default configured one (e.g., @8.8.8.8).

-x IP address
    Performs a reverse DNS lookup (PTR record query) for the given IP address.

+short
    Provides a concise output, showing only the answer portion of the query.

+trace
    Traces the delegation path from the root name servers for the query, showing each step of the resolution.

The command adig is not a standard or recognized command in most Linux distributions. It is highly probable that this is a typo for another common command, such as dig (Domain Information Groper), ag (The Silver Searcher), or adis (a debugging tool).

If the user intended to inquire about dig, it is a powerful and flexible command-line utility for querying DNS (Domain Name System) name servers. It performs DNS lookups and displays the answers that are returned from the name servers. It is commonly used by system administrators and network engineers for troubleshooting DNS issues, verifying DNS records, and gathering information about domains. Unlike host or nslookup, dig provides a more detailed and flexible output, making it the preferred tool for many advanced DNS tasks.

adig is not a standard Linux command. Attempting to execute it will likely result in a 'command not found' error unless a custom alias or script with that name has been defined on your system.

It is highly probable that adig is a typographical error for dig, which is a widely used and powerful command-line tool for DNS lookups.

If you encounter adig in a script or documentation, it might refer to a custom alias or a user-defined function. You can check for aliases using alias adig or examine your shell's configuration files (e.g., .bashrc, .zshrc) for its definition.

There is no documented history for a Linux command named adig as it does not exist as a standard utility. The utility dig, which is the most likely intended command, was developed as part of the BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) tools by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) and has been widely used for DNS lookups since its inception, continually updated to support new DNS features and standards.

If the intended command was dig:, host(1), nslookup(1), ping(8), whois(1)