Linux host Command

What is Linux host Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use host command in Linux. host command is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups. It is normally used to convert names to IP addresses and vice versa. When no arguments or options are given, host prints a short summary of its command line arguments and options.

host Syntax#

host [OPTION]... [FILE]...

host Examples#

host Command Manual / Help#

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

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

man host

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

info host

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

host --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 host in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.