Host (Unix)
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host is a simple utility for performing Domain Name System
lookups. It was developed by the Internet Systems Consortium
(ISC), and is released under the ISC license, a permissive free software license.
The similar dig
utility interrogates DNS servers directly for troubleshooting and system administration purposes.
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
lookups. It was developed by the Internet Systems Consortium
Internet Systems Consortium
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc., also known as ISC, is a Delaware-registered, 501 public benefit non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and...
(ISC), and is released under the ISC license, a permissive free software license.
The similar dig
Domain Information Groper
Domain Information Groper is a network administration command-line tool for querying Domain Name System name servers for any desired DNS records....
utility interrogates DNS servers directly for troubleshooting and system administration purposes.