ahost
DNS lookup utility to display the A or AAAA record linked with a hostname or IP address.
TLDR
Print an A or AAAA record associated with a hostname or IP address
Display some extra debugging output
Display the record with a specified type
SYNOPSIS
ahost [OPTION]... HOST...
DESCRIPTION
Look up the DNS A or AAAA record associated with HOST (a hostname or an IP address).
This utility comes with the c-ares asynchronous resolver library.
OPTIONS
- -d
-
Print some extra debugging output.
- -h, -?
-
Display this help and exit.
- -t type
-
If type is "a", print the A record (default). If type is "aaaa", print the AAAA record. If type is "u", look for either AAAA or A record (in that order).
- -s domain
-
Specify the domain to search instead of using the default values from
/etc/resolv.conf. This option only has an effect on platforms that use
/etc/resolv.conf for DNS configuration; it has no effect on other platforms (such as Win32 or Android).
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to the c-ares mailing list:
https://lists.haxx.se/listinfo/c-ares
COPYRIGHT
This utility is based on code/ideas contained in sofware written by
Greg Hudson (ares) carrying the following notice:
Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software
without specific, written prior permission. M.I.T. makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose.
It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
No further copyright claims are being made by the author(s) of this
utility.