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.\" -
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.\" --Copyright--
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.\" $Id: host.1,v 8.2 1997/03/14 02:29:44 vixie Exp $
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd December 15, 1994
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.Dt HOST @CMD_EXT_U@
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.Os BSD 4
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.Nd look up host names using domain server
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm host
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.Op Fl l
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.Op Fl v
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.Op Fl w
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.Op Fl r
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.Op Fl d
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.Op Fl adlrwv
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.Op Fl c Ar class
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.Op Fl t Ar querytype
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.Op Fl a
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.Ar host
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.Op Ar server
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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@ -158,30 +156,44 @@ There are a number of options that can be used before the
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host name. Most of these options are meaningful only to the
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staff who have to maintain the domain database.
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.Bl -tag -width Fl
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.It Fl w
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This causes
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.Ic host
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to wait forever for a response. Normally
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it will time out after approximate one minute.
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.It Fl v
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Use "verbose" format for printout. This
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is the official domain master file format, which is documented
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in the man page for
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.Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ .
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Without this option, output still follows
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this format in general terms, but some attempt is made to make it
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more intelligible to normal users. Without
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.Dq Fl v ,
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any "a", "mx", and "cname" records
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are written out as "has address", "mail is handled by", and
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"is a nickname for" (respectively), and TTL and class fields are not shown.
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.It Fl a
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.Dq all ;
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this is equivalent to
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.Dq Fl v Fl t Cm any .
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.It Fl c Ar class
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The
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.Ar class
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to look for non-Internet data.
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.It Fl d
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Turn on debugging. Network transactions are shown in detail.
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.It Fl l
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List a complete domain; e.g.:
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.Pp
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.D1 Ic host -l rutgers.edu
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.Pp
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will give a listing of all hosts in the rutgers.edu domain. The
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.Dq Fl t
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option is used to filter what information is presented, as you
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would expect. The default is address information, which also
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include PTR and NS records. The command
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.Pp
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.D1 Ic host -l -v -t any rutgers.edu
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.Pp
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will give a complete download of the zone data for rutgers.edu,
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in the official master file format. (However the SOA record is
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listed twice, for arcane reasons.)
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.Pp
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.Sy NOTE:
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.Dq Fl l
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is implemented by
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doing a complete zone transfer and then filtering out the information
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that you have asked for. This command should be used only if it
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is absolutely necessary.
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.It Fl r
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Turn off recursion in the request.
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This means that the name server will return only data it has in
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its own database. It will not ask other servers for more
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information.
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.It Fl d
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Turn on debugging. Network transactions are shown in detail.
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.It Fl t Ar querytype
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Allows you to specify a particular
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.Ar querytype
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.Ic host ;
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see the explanation of the
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.Dq Fl l
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option, below, for more information.
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.It Fl a
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.Dq all ;
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this is equivalent to
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.Dq Fl v Fl t Cm any .
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.It Fl l
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List a complete domain; e.g.:
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.Pp
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.D1 Ic host -l rutgers.edu
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.Pp
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will give a listing of all hosts in the rutgers.edu domain. The
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.Dq Fl t
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option is used to filter what information is presented, as you
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would expect. The default is address information, which also
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include PTR and NS records. The command
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.Pp
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.D1 Ic host -l -v -t any rutgers.edu
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.Pp
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will give a complete download of the zone data for rutgers.edu,
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in the official master file format. (However the SOA record is
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listed twice, for arcane reasons.)
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.Pp
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.Sy NOTE:
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.Dq Fl l
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is implemented by
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doing a complete zone transfer and then filtering out the information
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that you have asked for. This command should be used only if it
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is absolutely necessary.
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option for more information.
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.It Fl v
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Use "verbose" format for printout. This
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is the official domain master file format, which is documented
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in the man page for
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.Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ .
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Without this option, output still follows
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this format in general terms, but some attempt is made to make it
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more intelligible to normal users. Without
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.Dq Fl v ,
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any "a", "mx", and "cname" records
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are written out as "has address", "mail is handled by", and
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"is a nickname for" (respectively), and TTL and class fields are not shown.
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.It Fl w
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This causes
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.Ic host
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to wait forever for a response. Normally
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it will time out after approximate one minute.
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.Sh CUSTOMIZING HOST NAME LOOKUP
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In general, if the name supplied by the user does not
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have any dots in it, a default domain is appended to the end.
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