dig

dig command stands for Domain Information Groper. It is used for retrieving information about DNS name servers. It is mostly used by network administrators for verifying and troubleshooting DNS problems and to perform DNS lookups. It replaces older tools such as nslookup and the host.

It has the following syntax: $ dig [server] [name] [type] e.g. $ dig devpath.sh

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• What is dig command?
• More on dig
• What is host command?
• What is nslookup command?
• What is DNS?