From f449f278dd3c70e479a035f50a9bb817a9b433ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 17:24:08 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 3.2.6. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/man_khost.rst | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/man_khost.rst (limited to 'doc/man_khost.rst') diff --git a/doc/man_khost.rst b/doc/man_khost.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76fa9c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man_khost.rst @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +.. highlight:: console + +``khost`` – Simple DNS lookup utility +===================================== + +Synopsis +-------- + +:program:`khost` [*options*] *name* [*server*] + +Description +----------- + +This utility sends a DNS query for the *name* to the *server* and prints a reply +in more user-readable form. For more advanced DNS queries use :doc:`kdig` +instead. + +Parameters +.......... + +*name* + Is a domain name that is to be looked up. If the *name* is IPv4 or IPv6 + address the PTR query type is used. + +*server* + 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 :file:`/etc/resolv.conf` are used. + +If no arguments are provided, :program:`khost` prints a short help. + +Options +....... + +**-4** + Use the IPv4 protocol only. + +**-6** + Use the IPv6 protocol only. + +**-a** + Send ANY query with verbose mode. + +**-d** + Enable debug messages. + +**-h**, **--help** + Print the program help. + +**-r** + Disable recursion. + +**-T** + Use the TCP protocol. + +**-v** + Enable verbose output. + +**-V**, **--version** + Print the program version. + +**-w** + Wait forever for the reply. + +**-c** *class* + Set the query class (e.g. CH, CLASS4). The default class is IN. + +**-t** *type* + Set the query type (e.g. NS, IXFR=12345, TYPE65535). The default is to send 3 + queries (A, AAAA and MX). + +**-R** *retries* + The number (>=0) of UDP retries to query a nameserver. The default is 1. + +**-W** *wait* + The time to wait for a reply in seconds. This timeout applies to each query + try. The default is 2 seconds. + +Exit values +----------- + +Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status indicates +an error. + +Examples +-------- + +1. Get the A, AAAA and MX records for example.com:: + + $ khost example.com + +2. Get the reverse record for address 192.0.2.1:: + + $ khost 192.0.2.1 + +3. Perform a verbose zone transfer for zone example.com:: + + $ khost -t AXFR -v example.com + +Files +----- + +:file:`/etc/resolv.conf` + +See Also +-------- + +:manpage:`kdig(1)`, :manpage:`knsupdate(1)`. -- cgit v1.2.3