How to use dig – DNS

Posted on: November 17, 2010

Here are few examples of how to use dig from within SSH to query a nameserver:

dig domain.com @NS2.hostname.COM mx
This will query or ask ns2.hostname.com what the mx record is for domain.com

dig domain.com @NS2.hostname.COM
If you remove the mx it will simply reply with the A record for domain.com

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