SYNTAX
Commands: (identifiers are shown in uppercase, [ ] means optional)
| NAME |
print info about the host/domain NAME using default server |
| NAME1 NAME2 |
as above, but use NAME2 as server |
| help or ? |
print info on common commands |
| set OPTION |
set an option
| all |
print options, current server and host |
| [no]debug |
print debugging information |
| [no]d2 |
print exhaustive debugging information |
| [no]defname |
append domain name to each query |
| [no]recurse |
ask for recursive answer to query |
| [no]search |
use domain search list |
| [no]vc |
always use a virtual circuit |
| domain=NAME |
set default domain name to NAME |
| srchlist=N1[/N2/.../N6] |
set domain to N1 and search list to N1,N2, etc. |
| root=NAME |
set root server to NAME |
| retry=X |
set number of retries to X |
| timeout=X |
set initial time-out interval to X seconds |
| type=X |
set query type (ex. A,ANY,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR,SOA,SRV) |
| querytype=X |
same as type |
| class=X |
set query class (ex. IN (Internet), ANY) |
| [no]msxfr |
use MS fast zone transfer |
| ixfrver=X |
current version to use in IXFR transfer request |
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| server NAME |
set default server to NAME, using current default server |
| lserver NAME |
set default server to NAME, using initial server |
| finger [USER] |
finger the optional NAME at the current default host |
| root |
set current default server to the root |
| ls [opt] DOMAIN [> FILE] |
list addresses in DOMAIN (optional: output to FILE)
| -a |
list canonical names and aliases |
| -d |
list all records |
| -t TYPE |
list records of the given type (e.g. A,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR etc.) |
|
| view FILE |
sort an ‘ls’ output file and view it with pg |
| exit |
exit the program |
EXAMPLES
C:\>nslookup computerhope.com
Server: ns.computerhope.com
Address: 1.1.1.1
Name: computerhope.com
Address: 204.228.150.3
( from: http://www.computerhope.com/nslookup.htm )
