diff --git a/pages/common/dig.md b/pages/common/dig.md index 821a69a9de..a787c7069b 100644 --- a/pages/common/dig.md +++ b/pages/common/dig.md @@ -6,18 +6,26 @@ `dig +short {{hostname.com}}` -- Lookup the mail server associated with a given domain name (MX record): +- Lookup the mail server(s) associated with a given domain name (MX record): `dig +short {{hostname.com}} MX` +- Get all types of records for a given domain name: + +`dig {{hostname.com}} ANY` + - Specify an alternate DNS server to query (8.8.8.8 is google's public DNS): -`dig @8.8.8.8 {{hostname.com}}` +`dig @{{8.8.8.8}} {{hostname.com}}` - Perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP address (PTR record): -`dig -x 8.8.8.8` +`dig -x {{8.8.8.8}}` - Find authoritative name servers for the zone and display SOA records: `dig +nssearch {{hostname.com}}` + +- Perform iterative queries and display the entire trace path to resolve a domain name: + +`dig +trace {{hostname.com}}`