dog

dog is an open-source DNS client for the command-line. It has colourful output, supports the DoT and DoH protocols, and can emit JSON.

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Syntax

dog [PARAMETER ...] [NAME ...]

Parameters

Query

-n ADDRESS, --nameserver=ADDRESS

ADDRESS of the nameserver to send packets to.

-q HOST, --query=HOST

HOST name or domain name to query.

-t TYPE, --type=TYPE

TYPE of the DNS record being queried (A, MX, NS...)

Transport

-H, --https

Use the DNS-over-HTTPS protocol.

-S, --tls

Use the DNS-over-TLS protocol.

-T, --tcp

Use the DNS protocol over TCP.

-U, --udp

Use the DNS protocol over UDP.

Output

-1, --short

Short mode: display nothing but the first result.

--color, --colour=WHEN

WHEN to colourise the output. This can be always, automatic, or never.

-J, --json

Display the output as JSON.

Examples

Get the IP address of a domain

dog --nameserver='10.0.0.1' 'raysoft.ch'

Output:

A raysoft.ch. 3m04s   217.26.53.37

Get the IP address of a domain using DoH

dog --https --nameserver='https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query' 'raysoft.ch'

Output:

A raysoft.ch. 5m00s   217.26.53.37

Get the mail servers (MX records) of a domain

dog --nameserver='10.0.0.1' --type='MX' 'raysoft.ch'

Output:

MX raysoft.ch. 5m00s   10 "mx2.mail.hostpoint.ch."
MX raysoft.ch. 5m00s   10 "mx1.mail.hostpoint.ch."