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ofdns - perform DNS lookups

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLES 

NAME

ofdns − perform DNS lookups

SYNOPSIS

ofdns [options] domain1 [domain2 ...]

DESCRIPTION

ofdns is a program to perform DNS lookups.

OPTIONS

−c class, −−class=class

The DNS class to query (defaults to IN).

−h, −−help

Show the help.

−s server, −−server=server

The server to query.

−t type, −−type=type

The record type to query (defaults to AAAA and A, can be repeated).

−−tcp

Force using TCP for the query.

EXAMPLES

Query the A and AAAA record for example.com:

ofdns example.com

Query the CNAME record for www.example.com:

ofdns −t CNAME example.com

Query 2001:db8::1 for the AAAA record for example.com:

ofdns −s 2001:db8::1 −t AAAA example.com


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se