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NAME
       adig - print information collected from Domain Name System (DNS)
       servers

SYNOPSIS
       adig [@server] [-c class] [-p port#] [-q name] [-t type] [-x addr]
       [name] [type] [class] [queryopt...]


DESCRIPTION
       Send queries to DNS servers about name and print received information,
       where name is a valid DNS name (e.g. www.example.com, 1.2.3.10.in-
       addr.arpa).

       This utility comes with the c-ares asynchronous resolver library.

       It is possible to specify default arguments for adig via
       ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/adigrc.

ARGS
       @server
	      Server ip address.  May specify multiple in comma delimited
	      format. May be specified in URI format.

       name   Name of the resource record that is to be looked up

       type   What type of query is required.  e.g. - A, AAAA, MX, TXT, etc.
	      If not specified, A will be used.

       class  Sets the query class, defaults to IN.  May also be HS or CH.


FLAGS
       -c class
	      Sets the query class, defaults to IN.  May also be HS or CH.

       -h     Prints the help.

       -p port
	      Sends query to a port other than 53.  Often recommended to set
	      the port using @server instead.

       -q name
	      Specifies the domain name to query. Useful to distinguish name
	      from other arguments

       -r     Skip adigrc processing

       -s     Server (alias for @server syntax), compatibility with old
	      cmdline

       -t type
	      Indicates resource record type to query. Useful to distinguish
	      type from other arguments

       -x addr
	      Simplified reverse lookups.  Sets the type to PTR and forms a
	      valid in-arpa query string


QUERY OPTIONS
       +[no]aaonly
	      Sets the aa flag in the query. Default is off.

       +[no]aaflag
	      Alias for +[no]aaonly

       +[no]additional
	      Toggles printing the additional section. On by default.

       +[no]adflag
	      Sets the ad (authentic data) bit in the query. Default is off.

       +[no]aliases
	      Whether or not to honor the HOSTALIASES file. Default is on.

       +[no]all
	      Toggles all of +[no]cmd, +[no]stats, +[no]question, +[no]answer,
	      +[no]authority, +[no]additional, +[no]comments

       +[no]answer
	      Toggles printing the answer. On by default.

       +[no]authority
	      Toggles printing the authority. On by default.

       +bufsize=#
	      UDP EDNS 0 packet size allowed. Defaults to 1232.

       +[no]cdflag
	      Sets the CD (checking disabled) bit in the query. Default is
	      off.

       +[no]class
	      Display the class when printing the record. On by default.

       +[no]cmd
	      Toggles printing the command requested. On by default.

       +[no]comments
	      Toggles printing the comments. On by default

       +[no]defname
	      Alias for +[no]search

       +domain=somename
	      Sets the search list to a single domain.

       +[no]dns0x20
	      Whether or not to use DNS 0x20 case randomization when sending
	      queries.	Default is off.

       +[no]edns[=#]
	      Enable or disable EDNS.  Only allows a value of 0 if specified.
	      Default is to enable EDNS.

       +[no]ignore
	      Ignore truncation on UDP, by default retried on TCP.

       +[no]keepopen
	      Whether or not the server connection should be persistent.
	      Default is off.

       +ndots=#
	      Sets the number of dots that must appear before being considered
	      absolute.	 Defaults to 1.

       +[no]primary
	      Whether or not to only use a single server if more than one
	      server is available.  Defaults to using all servers.

       +[no]qr
	      Toggles printing the request query. Off by default.

       +[no]question
	      Toggles printing the question. On by default.

       +[no]recurse
	      Toggles the RD (Recursion Desired) bit. On by default.

       +retry=#
	      Same as +tries but does not include the initial attempt.

       +[no]search
	      To use or not use the search list. Search list is not used by
	      default.

       +[no]stats
	      Toggles printing the statistics. On by default.

       +[no]tcp
	      Whether to use TCP when querying name servers. Default is UDP.

       +tries=#
	      Number of query tries. Defaults to 3.

       +[no]ttlid
	      Display the TTL when printing the record. On by default.

       +[no]vc
	      Alias for +[no]tcp


FILES
       ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/adigrc


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to the c-ares github issues tracker
       https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues

SEE ALSO
       ahost(1).

c-ares utilities		   Sept 2024			       ADIG(1)