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NSLOOKUP(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NSLOOKUP(8)
NNAAMMEE
nnssllooookkuupp - query Internet name servers interactively
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
nnssllooookkuupp [--ooppttiioonn _._._.] [_h_o_s_t_-_t_o_-_f_i_n_d | --[_s_e_r_v_e_r]]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
NNssllooookkuupp is a program to query Internet domain name servers. NNssllooookkuupp
has two modes: interactive and non-interactive. Interactive mode allows
the user to query name servers for information about various hosts and
domains or to print a list of hosts in a domain. Non-interactive mode is
used to print just the name and requested information for a host or do-
main.
AARRGGUUMMEENNTTSS
Interactive mode is entered in the following cases:
a) when no arguments are given (the default name server will be used),
b) when the first argument is a hyphen (-) and the second argument is
the host name or Internet address of a name server.
Non-interactive mode is used when the name or Internet address of the
host to be looked up is given as the first argument. The optional second
argument specifies the host name or address of a name server.
The options listed under the ``set'' command below can be specified in
the _._n_s_l_o_o_k_u_p_r_c file in the user's home directory if they are listed one
per line. Options can also be specified on the command line if they pre-
cede the arguments and are prefixed with a hyphen. For example, to
change the default query type to host information, and the initial time-
out to 10 seconds, type:
nslookup -query=hinfo -timeout=10
IINNTTEERRAACCTTIIVVEE CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
Commands may be interrupted at any time by typing a control-C. To exit,
type a control-D (EOF) or type exit. The command line length must be less
than 256 characters. To treat a built-in command as a host name, precede
it with an escape character (.& .) NN..BB..:: unrecognized command will be
interpreted as a N.B.:0 0N.B.:1
_h_o_s_t [_s_e_r_v_e_r]
Look up information for _h_o_s_t using the current default server or
using _s_e_r_v_e_r, if specified. If _h_o_s_t is an Internet address and
the query type is A or PTR, the name of the host is returned.
If _h_o_s_t is a name and does not have a trailing period, the de-
fault domain name is appended to the name. (This behavior de-
pends on the state of the sseett options ddoommaaiinn, ssrrcchhlliisstt, ddeeffnnaammee,
and sseeaarrcchh.)
To look up a host not in the current domain, append a period to
the name.
sseerrvveerr _d_o_m_a_i_n
llsseerrvveerr _d_o_m_a_i_n
Change the default server to _d_o_m_a_i_n; llsseerrvveerr uses the initial
server to look up information about _d_o_m_a_i_n, while sseerrvveerr uses
the current default server. If an authoritative answer can't be
found, the names of servers that might have the answer are re-
turned.
rroooott Changes the default server to the server for the root of the do-
main name space. Currently, the host ns.internic.net is used.
(This command is a synonym for ``llsseerrvveerr nnss..iinntteerrnniicc..nneett''.) The
name of the root server can be changed with the ``sseett rroooott''
command.
ffiinnggeerr [_n_a_m_e] [>> _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e]
ffiinnggeerr [_n_a_m_e] [>>>> _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e]
Connects with the finger server on the current host. The cur-
rent host is defined when a previous lookup for a host was suc-
cessful and returned address information (see the ``sseett
qquueerryyttyyppee==AA'' command). The _n_a_m_e is optional. >> and >>>> can be
used to redirect output in the usual manner.
llss [_o_p_t_i_o_n] _d_o_m_a_i_n [>> _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e]
llss [_o_p_t_i_o_n] _d_o_m_a_i_n [>>>> _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e]
List the information available for _d_o_m_a_i_n, optionally creating
or appending to _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e. The default output contains host names
and their Internet addresses. _O_p_t_i_o_n can be one of the follow-
ing:
--tt _q_u_e_r_y_t_y_p_e
lists all records of the specified type (see _q_u_e_r_y_t_y_p_e be-
low).
--aa lists aliases of hosts in the domain; synonym for ``--tt
CNAME''.
--dd lists all records for the domain; synonym for ``--tt ANY''.
--hh lists CPU and operating system information for the domain;
synonym for ``--tt HINFO''.
--ss lists well-known services of hosts in the domain; synonym
for ``--tt WKS''.
When output is directed to a file, hash marks are printed for
every 50 records received from the server.
vviieeww _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
Sorts and lists the output of previous llss command(s) with
more(1).
hheellpp
?? Prints a brief summary of commands.
eexxiitt Exits the program.
sseett _k_e_y_w_o_r_d [=_v_a_l_u_e]
This command is used to change state information that affects
the lookups. Valid keywords are:
aallll Prints the current values of the frequently-used op-
tions to sseett. Information about the current default
server and host is also printed.
ccllaassss==_v_a_l_u_e
Change the query class to one of:
IN the Internet class
CHAOS the Chaos class
HESIOD the MIT Athena Hesiod class
ANY wildcard (any of the above)
The class specifies the protocol group of the informa-
tion.
(Default = IN; abbreviation = ccll)
[nnoo] ddeebbuugg
Turn debugging mode on. A lot more information is
printed about the packet sent to the server and the re-
sulting answer.
(Default = nnooddeebbuugg; abbreviation = [nnoo]ddeebb)
[nnoo] dd22 Turn exhaustive debugging mode on. Essentially all
fields of every packet are printed.
(Default = nnoodd22)
ddoommaaiinn==_n_a_m_e
Change the default domain name to _n_a_m_e. The default do-
main name is appended to a lookup request depending on
the state of the ddeeffnnaammee and sseeaarrcchh options. The do-
main search list contains the parents of the default
domain if it has at least two components in its name.
For example, if the default domain is CC.Berkeley.EDU,
the search list is CC.Berkeley.EDU and Berkeley.EDU.
Use the ``sseett ssrrcchhlliisstt'' command to specify a different
list. Use the ``sseett aallll'' command to display the list.
(Default = value from hostname(1), _/_e_t_c_/_r_e_s_o_l_v_._c_o_n_f,
or LOCALDOMAIN; abbreviation = ddoo)
ssrrcchhlliisstt==_n_a_m_e_1_/_n_a_m_e_2_/_._._.
Change the default domain name to _n_a_m_e_1 and the domain
search list to _n_a_m_e_1, _n_a_m_e_2, etc. A maximum of 6 names
separated by slashes (/) can be specified. For exam-
ple,
set srchlist=lcs.MIT.EDU/ai.MIT.EDU/MIT.EDU
sets the domain to lcs.MIT.EDU and the search list to
the three names. This command overrides the default
domain name and search list of the ``sseett ddoommaaiinn'' com-
mand. Use the ``sseett aallll'' command to display the list.
(Default = value based on hostname(1),
_/_e_t_c_/_r_e_s_o_l_v_._c_o_n_f, or LOCALDOMAIN; abbreviation = ssrrcchhll)
[nnoo] ddeeffnnaammee
If set, append the default domain name to a single-com-
ponent lookup request (i.e., one that does not contain
a period).
(Default = ddeeffnnaammee; abbreviation = [nnoo]ddeeffnnaammee)
[nnoo] sseeaarrcchh
If the lookup request contains at least one period but
_d_o_e_s_n_'_t end with a trailing period, append the domain
names in the domain search list to the request until an
answer is received.
(Default = sseeaarrcchh; abbreviation = [nnoo]sseeaa)
ppoorrtt==_v_a_l_u_e
Change the default TCP/UDP name server port to _v_a_l_u_e.
(Default = 53; abbreviation = ppoo)
qquueerryyttyyppee==_v_a_l_u_e
ttyyppee==_v_a_l_u_e
Change the type of information query to one of:
A the host's Internet address.
CNAME the canonical name for an alias.
HINFO the host CPU and operating system type.
MINFO the mailbox or mail list information.
MX the mail exchanger.
NS the name server for the named zone.
PTR the host name if the query is an Internet ad-
dress; otherwise, the pointer to other infor-
mation.
SOA the domain's ``start-of-authority'' informa-
tion.
TXT the text information.
UINFO the user information.
WKS the supported well-known services.
Other types (ANY, AXFR, MB, MD, MF, NULL) are described
in the RFC-1035 document.
(Default = A; abbreviations = qq, ttyy)
[nnoo] rreeccuurrssee
Tell the name server to query other servers if it does
not have the information.
(Default = rreeccuurrssee; abbreviation = [nnoo]rreecc)
rreettrryy==_n_u_m_b_e_r
Set the number of retries to _n_u_m_b_e_r. When a reply to a
request is not received within a certain amount of time
(changed with ``sseett ttiimmeeoouutt''), the timeout period is
doubled and the request is resent. The retry value
controls how many times a request is resent before giv-
ing up.
(Default = 4, abbreviation = rreett)
rroooott==_h_o_s_t
Change the name of the root server to _h_o_s_t. This af-
fects the ``rroooott'' command.
(Default = nnss..iinntteerrnniicc..nneett..; abbreviation = rroo)
ttiimmeeoouutt==_n_u_m_b_e_r
Change the initial timeout interval for waiting for a
reply to _n_u_m_b_e_r seconds. Each retry doubles the timeout
period.
(Default = 5 seconds; abbreviation = ttii)
[nnoo] vvcc Always use a virtual circuit when sending requests to
the server.
(Default = nnoovvcc; abbreviation = [nnoo]vv)
[nnoo] iiggnnoorreettcc
Ignore packet truncation errors.
(Default = nnooiiggnnoorreettcc; abbreviation = [nnoo]iigg)
DDIIAAGGNNOOSSTTIICCSS
If the lookup request was not successful, an error message is printed.
Possible errors are:
Timed out
The server did not respond to a request after a certain amount of
time (changed with ``sseett ttiimmeeoouutt==_v_a_l_u_e'') and a certain number of
retries (changed with ``sseett rreettrryy==_v_a_l_u_e'').
No response from server
No name server is running on the server machine.
No records
The server does not have resource records of the current query
type for the host, although the host name is valid. The query
type is specified with the ``sseett qquueerryyttyyppee'' command.
Non-existent domain
The host or domain name does not exist.
Connection refused
Network is unreachable
The connection to the name or finger server could not be made at
the current time. This error commonly occurs with llss and ffiinnggeerr
requests.
Server failure
The name server found an internal inconsistency in its database
and could not return a valid answer.
Refused
The name server refused to service the request.
Format error
The name server found that the request packet was not in the prop-
er format. It may indicate an error in nnssllooookkuupp.
FFIILLEESS
/etc/resolv.conf initial domain name and name server ad-
dresses
$HOME/.nslookuprc user's initial options
/usr/share/misc/nslookup.help summary of commands
EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
HOSTALIASES file containing host aliases
LOCALDOMAIN overrides default domain
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
named(8), resolver(3), resolver(5); RFC-1034, ``Domain Names -
Concepts and Facilities''; RFC-1035, ``Domain Names - Implementation and
Specification''.
AAUUTTHHOORR
Andrew Cherenson
4th Berkeley Distribution June 24, 1990 6