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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

dig

Also written: dig @SERVER, +noall, +answer, +comments

A command-line DNS lookup tool. `+noall +answer` shows only the answer, `+comments` shows the header, and `@SERVER` asks one server directly, such as the authoritative server 203.0.113.53.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

DNSEDNSauthoritative servers