Linux dig Command

What is Linux dig Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use dig commmand in Linux. dig command is a flexible tool for interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and displays the answers that are returned from the name server(s) that were queried. Most DNS administrators use dig to troubleshoot DNS problems because of its flexibility, ease of use and clarity of output. Other lookup tools tend to have less functionality than dig.

dig Syntax#

dig [OPTION]... [FILE]...

dig Examples#

dig Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of dig command. dig command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for dig command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man dig

To open info page for dig command we can use command below.

info dig

To open help page from dig command we can run command below.

dig --help

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use dig in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.