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<a name="man.host"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
<div class="refnamediv">
<div class="refnamediv">
<h2>Name</h2>
<p>host &#8212; DNS lookup utility</p>
<p>
host
&#8212; DNS lookup utility
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsynopsisdiv">
<div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="Synopsis">
<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">host</code> [<code class="option">-aCdlnrsTwv</code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-N <em class="replaceable"><code>ndots</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>wait</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-4</code>] [<code class="option">-6</code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-V</code>] {name} [server]</p></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2543454"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p>
<code class="command">host</code>
[<code class="option">-aCdlnrsTwv</code>]
[<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-N <em class="replaceable"><code>ndots</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>wait</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-4</code>]
[<code class="option">-6</code>]
[<code class="option">-v</code>]
[<code class="option">-V</code>]
{name}
[server]
</p></div>
</div>
<div class="refsection" title="DESCRIPTION">
<a name="idp60793808"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
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,
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
prints a short summary of its command line arguments and options.
</p>
<p><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> is the domain name that is to be
<p><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> is the domain name that is to be
looked
up. It can also be a dotted-decimal IPv4 address or a colon-delimited
IPv6 address, in which case <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> will by
IPv6 address, in which case <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> will by
default
perform a reverse lookup for that address.
<em class="parameter"><code>server</code></em> is an optional argument which
is either
the name or IP address of the name server that <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
the name or IP address of the name server that <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
should query instead of the server or servers listed in
<code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-a</code> (all) option is equivalent to setting the
<code class="option">-v</code> option and asking <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> to make
<code class="option">-v</code> option and asking <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> to make
a query of type ANY.
</p>
<p>
When the <code class="option">-C</code> option is used, <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<p>
When the <code class="option">-C</code> option is used, <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
will attempt to display the SOA records for zone
<em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> from all the listed
authoritative name
servers for that zone. The list of name servers is defined by the NS
records that are found for the zone.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-c</code> option instructs to make a DNS query of class
<em class="parameter"><code>class</code></em>. This can be used to lookup
Hesiod or
Chaosnet class resource records. The default class is IN (Internet).
</p>
<p>
Verbose output is generated by <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> when
<p>
Verbose output is generated by <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> when
the
<code class="option">-d</code> or <code class="option">-v</code> option is used. The two
options are equivalent. They have been provided for backwards
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<em class="parameter"><code>debug</code></em> option in
<code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>.
</p>
<p>
<p>
List mode is selected by the <code class="option">-l</code> option. This makes
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> perform a zone transfer for zone
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> perform a zone transfer for zone
<em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em>. Transfer the zone printing out
the NS, PTR
and address records (A/AAAA). If combined with <code class="option">-a</code>
all records will be printed.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-i</code>
option specifies that reverse lookups of IPv6 addresses should
use the IP6.INT domain as defined in RFC1886.
The default is to use IP6.ARPA.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-N</code> option sets the number of dots that have to be
in <em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> for it to be considered
absolute. The
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or <span class="type">domain</span> directive in
<code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The number of UDP retries for a lookup can be changed with the
<code class="option">-R</code> option. <em class="parameter"><code>number</code></em>
indicates
how many times <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> will repeat a query
how many times <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> will repeat a query
that does
not get answered. If
<em class="parameter"><code>number</code></em> is negative or zero, the
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the value of the <em class="parameter"><code>attempts</code></em> option in
<code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>, if set.
</p>
<p>
<p>
Non-recursive queries can be made via the <code class="option">-r</code> option.
Setting this option clears the <span class="type">RD</span> &#8212; recursion
desired &#8212; bit in the query which <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> makes.
desired &#8212; bit in the query which <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> makes.
This should mean that the name server receiving the query will not
attempt to resolve <em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em>. The
<code class="option">-r</code> option enables <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<code class="option">-r</code> option enables <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
to mimic
the behavior of a name server by making non-recursive queries and
expecting to receive answers to those queries that are usually
referrals to other name servers.
</p>
<p>
By default, <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> uses UDP when making
<p>
By default, <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> uses UDP when making
queries. The
<code class="option">-T</code> option makes it use a TCP connection when querying
the name server. TCP will be automatically selected for queries that
require it, such as zone transfer (AXFR) requests.
</p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-4</code> option forces <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> to only
<p>
The <code class="option">-4</code> option forces <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> to only
use IPv4 query transport. The <code class="option">-6</code> option forces
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> to only use IPv6 query transport.
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> to only use IPv6 query transport.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-t</code> option is used to select the query type.
<em class="parameter"><code>type</code></em> can be any recognized query
type: CNAME,
NS, SOA, SIG, KEY, AXFR, etc. When no query type is specified,
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> automatically selects an appropriate
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> automatically selects an appropriate
query
type. By default, it looks for A, AAAA, and MX records, but if the
<code class="option">-C</code> option was given, queries will be made for SOA
records, and if <em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> is a
dotted-decimal IPv4
address or colon-delimited IPv6 address, <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> will
address or colon-delimited IPv6 address, <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> will
query for PTR records. If a query type of IXFR is chosen the starting
serial number can be specified by appending an equal followed by the
starting serial number (e.g. -t IXFR=12345678).
</p>
<p>
<p>
The time to wait for a reply can be controlled through the
<code class="option">-W</code> and <code class="option">-w</code> options. The
<code class="option">-W</code> option makes <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<code class="option">-W</code> option makes <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
wait for
<em class="parameter"><code>wait</code></em> seconds. If <em class="parameter"><code>wait</code></em>
is less than one, the wait interval is set to one second. When the
<code class="option">-w</code> option is used, <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<code class="option">-w</code> option is used, <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
will
effectively wait forever for a reply. The time to wait for a response
will be set to the number of seconds given by the hardware's maximum
value for an integer quantity. By default, <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
value for an integer quantity. By default, <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
will wait for 5 seconds for UDP responses and 10 seconds for TCP
connections. These defaults can be overridden by the
<em class="parameter"><code>timeout</code></em> option in
<code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>.
</p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-s</code> option tells <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<p>
The <code class="option">-s</code> option tells <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
<span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> to send the query to the next nameserver
if any server responds with a SERVFAIL response, which is the
reverse of normal stub resolver behavior.
</p>
<p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-m</code> can be used to set the memory usage debugging
flags
<em class="parameter"><code>record</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>usage</code></em> and
<em class="parameter"><code>trace</code></em>.
</p>
<p>
The <code class="option">-V</code> option causes <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span>
<p>
The <code class="option">-V</code> option causes <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span>
to print the version number and exit.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2543852"></a><h2>IDN SUPPORT</h2>
<p>
If <span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> has been built with IDN (internationalized
</div>
<div class="refsection" title="IDN SUPPORT">
<a name="idp60873168"></a><h2>IDN SUPPORT</h2>
<p>
If <span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> has been built with IDN (internationalized
domain name) support, it can accept and display non-ASCII domain names.
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> appropriately converts character encoding of
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> appropriately converts character encoding of
domain name before sending a request to DNS server or displaying a
reply from the server.
If you'd like to turn off the IDN support for some reason, defines
the <code class="envar">IDN_DISABLE</code> environment variable.
The IDN support is disabled if the variable is set when
<span><strong class="command">host</strong></span> runs.
<span class="command"><strong>host</strong></span> runs.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2543875"></a><h2>FILES</h2>
<p><code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>
</div>
<div class="refsection" title="FILES">
<a name="idp60876112"></a><h2>FILES</h2>
<p><code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2543886"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dig</span>(1)</span>,
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>.
</div>
<div class="refsection" title="SEE ALSO">
<a name="idp60877776"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry">
<span class="refentrytitle">dig</span>(1)
</span>,
<span class="citerefentry">
<span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)
</span>.
</p>
</div>
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