ahost − print the A or AAAA record associated with a hostname or IP address
ahost [OPTION]... HOST...
Look up the DNS A or AAAA record associated with HOST (a hostname or an IP address).
This utility comes with the c−ares asynchronous resolver library.
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−d |
Print some extra debugging output. |
−h, −−help
Display this help and exit.
−t type
If type is "a", print the A record (default). If type is "aaaa", print the AAAA record. If type is "u", look for either AAAA or A record (in that order).
−s domain
Specify the domain to
search instead of using the default values from
/etc/resolv.conf. This option only has an effect on
platforms that use
/etc/resolv.conf for DNS configuration; it has no effect on
other platforms (such as Win32 or Android).
Report bugs to
the c-ares mailing list:
https://lists.haxx.se/listinfo/c-ares
acountry(1), adig(1).
This utility is
based on code/ideas contained in sofware written by Greg
Hudson (ares) carrying the following notice:
Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
software and its documentation for any purpose and without
fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
software without specific, written prior permission. M.I.T.
makes no representations about the suitability of this
software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
without express or implied warranty.
No further copyright claims are being made by the author(s)
of this utility.