ahost

Print an A or AAAA record associated with a hostname

$ ahost [example.com]

$ ahost -d [example.com]

$ ahost -t [a|aaaa|u] [example.com]

ahost [-d] [-t type] hostname

ahost is a DNS lookup utility that displays the A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6) records associated with a hostname or IP address. It uses the c-ares asynchronous DNS library to perform lookups, making it non-blocking and efficient.
Unlike the more common host or dig commands, ahost is specifically designed as a lightweight demonstration and utility tool from the c-ares library. It supports reverse lookups and can query for specific record types.

-d

Display extra debugging output

Display the record with a specified type (a = IPv4, aaaa = IPv6, u = both)

Part of the c-ares library tools. May have different features compared to the more common host command.

Part of the c-ares asynchronous DNS resolver library, originally forked from the ares library.

adig(1), acountry(1), host(1), dig(1)