hostip8
Resolve a host name to an ip address
Usage
hostip [options]
host_name
Overview
hostip sends a DNS query to a resolver, and prints the IP addresses for the given host name.
It can be useful in order to retrieve IP addresses before dnscrypt-proxy(8) is started.
Options
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-6,--ipv6: ask for AAAA records.
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-h,--help: show usage.
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-r,--resolver-address=<ip>[:port]: the resolver IP address (default: 8.8.8.8, Google DNS).
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-V,--version: show version number.
Simple usage example
$ hostip www.example.com
Advanced usage example
$ hostip -6 -r 4.2.2.2 www.google.com
Exit status
The hostip utility exits 0 on success, and > 0 if an error occurs.