Dig

Dig’s command format is:

dig [format] [@server] [type] [name]

where:

• format are arguments for controlling Dig’s output format. Useful options to make the output more manageable are:

  • +noall +answer prints just the answer part of the response
  • +short is like the above but prints only the content of the record

• server is the DNS resolver to use. Defaults to whatever is in /etc/resolv.conf

• type is the DNS query type e.g, A or CNAME. Defaults toA

• name, e.g kb.neurrone.com. Defaults to the query for the empty name, .

Examples

• dig @1.1.1.1 kb.neurrone.com queries cloudflare’s DNS resolver for info on kb.neurrone.com
• dig ns kb.neurrone.com queries the default DNS resolver for the NS record for kb.neurrone.com

Setting Default Format

Dig’s output format can be configured by adding a .digrc file in the home directory. E.g, putting +noall +answer

See How to use dig