Dig - replacement for nslookup

Dig is a better DNS query tool. It will soon replace nslookup altogether. Comes standard for Linux and Unix.

Syntax: dig [@nameserver] domain record-type [+short]

Normal Lookups:

dig gov.hackistan AAAA

dig gov.hackistan ANY

Ask google's DNS specifically:

dig @ns1.google.com gov.hackistan

Reverse lookup:

dig -x 314.42.13.37

Dig, but less verbose:

[user@localhostDesktop]$ dig +short google.com A google.com AAAA 216.58.218.206 2607:f8b0:4000:802::200e

Dig, commands:

dig -h