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nslookup

Used to query the Domain Name System (DNS). It can be used to query the IP address of a specific domain name and other DNS records. It is often used in network troubleshooting and network management.

Domain name

Query type (-q)

Use specific DNS server (-n)

Use IPv4 address query (default) (-4)

Use IPv6 address query (-6)

Display detailed DNS information (-a)

Enable debug mode (-d)

Display help information (-h)

Reverse query (-r)

Note

The -t parameter is also used to specify the type of DNS record to be queried, but it differs from -q in that it can query more types of DNS records. Note that some DNS record types can only be queried using either -q or -t, depending on the version of nslookup you are using.

Examples

Query IP addresses for a specific domain name: nslookup example.com
Query a specific type of DNS record: nslookup -q=mx example.com
Query domain name information on a specific DNS server: nslookup example.com 8.8.8.8
Enable debug mode: nslookup -d example.com
Query IPv6 addresses: nslookup -6 example.com