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+.TH "KHOST" "1" "2024-09-02" "3.4.0" "Knot DNS"
+.SH NAME
+khost \- Simple DNS lookup utility
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.sp
+\fBkhost\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fIname\fP [\fIserver\fP]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.sp
+This utility sends a DNS query for the \fIname\fP to the \fIserver\fP and prints a reply
+in more user\-readable form. For more advanced DNS queries use \fI\%kdig\fP
+instead.
+.SS Parameters
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fIname\fP
+Is a domain name that is to be looked up. If the \fIname\fP is IPv4 or IPv6
+address the PTR query type is used.
+.TP
+.B \fIserver\fP
+Is a name or an address of the nameserver to send a query to. The address
+can be specified using [address]:port notation. If no server is specified,
+the servers from \fB/etc/resolv.conf\fP are used.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+If no arguments are provided, \fBkhost\fP prints a short help.
+.SS Options
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+\fB\-4\fP
+Use the IPv4 protocol only.
+.TP
+\fB\-6\fP
+Use the IPv6 protocol only.
+.TP
+\fB\-a\fP
+Send ANY query with verbose mode.
+.TP
+\fB\-d\fP
+Enable debug messages.
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
+Print the program help.
+.TP
+\fB\-r\fP
+Disable recursion.
+.TP
+\fB\-T\fP
+Use the TCP protocol.
+.TP
+\fB\-v\fP
+Enable verbose output.
+.TP
+\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
+Print the program version. The option \fB\-VV\fP makes the program
+print the compile time configuration summary.
+.TP
+\fB\-w\fP
+Wait forever for the reply.
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fP \fIclass\fP
+Set the query class (e.g. CH, CLASS4). The default class is IN.
+.TP
+\fB\-t\fP \fItype\fP
+Set the query type (e.g. NS, IXFR=12345, TYPE65535). The default is to send 3
+queries (A, AAAA and MX).
+.TP
+\fB\-R\fP \fIretries\fP
+The number (>=0) of UDP retries to query a nameserver. The default is 1.
+.TP
+\fB\-W\fP \fIwait\fP
+The time to wait for a reply in seconds. This timeout applies to each query
+try. The default is 2 seconds.
+.UNINDENT
+.SH EXIT VALUES
+.sp
+Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status indicates
+an error.
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.INDENT 0.0
+.IP 1. 3
+Get the A, AAAA and MX records for example.com:
+.INDENT 3.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ khost example.com
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.IP 2. 3
+Get the reverse record for address 192.0.2.1:
+.INDENT 3.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ khost 192.0.2.1
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.IP 3. 3
+Perform a verbose zone transfer for zone example.com:
+.INDENT 3.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ khost \-t AXFR \-v example.com
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH FILES
+.sp
+\fB/etc/resolv.conf\fP
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.sp
+\fBkdig(1)\fP, \fBknsupdate(1)\fP\&.
+.SH AUTHOR
+CZ.NIC Labs <https://www.knot-dns.cz>
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright 2010–2024, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
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+.