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8dnsq(1)                     General Commands Manual                    dnsq(1)
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12dnsqr - query DNS record
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SYNOPSIS

16       dnsqr [OPTIONS] <record-type> <domain-name>
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DESCRIPTION

20       dnsqr  lets you query for specific type of records about a given domain
21       name. dnsqr supports the following options:
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OPTIONS

25       -h --help
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RECORD TYPES

33       A record-type could be any of the following types
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36       A      Returns an IPv4 host address for the given domain name.
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39       ANY    Returns any records that are  available  for  the  given  domain
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43       NS     Returns an authoritative name server for the given domain name.
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46       MX     Returns the Mail Exchange for the given domain name.
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49       PTR    Returns a pointer to another part of the domain name space.
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52       TXT    Returns  a  textual  representation of the records for the given
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56       CNAME  Returns a canonical name of the given  domain  name  or  for  an
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BUGS

83       Report bugs to <pj.pandit@yahoo.co.in>
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Manual Author

87       Prasad J Pandit
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