NSLOOKUP ( 1 ) NSLOOKUP
type=qtype
query=qtype
Specify the type of information requested from the name server.
The NS and SOA records apply to a domain, the PTR records
apply to a reverse Internet address, the remaining records apply to
a host.
A Internet address (the default) of the host
CNAME canonical (official) name for an alias
HINFO host CPU and operating system type
MB mail destination
MG mail group member
MINFO mailbox or mail list information
MR mail rename domain name
MX mail exchanger
NS primary name server for the domain
PTR host having the Internet address
SOA Start of Authority information for a domain
WKS well known services provided by the host
[no]recurse
Tell the name server to query other servers if it does not have the
information. The default is recurse.
retry=x
Set the number of retries to x; the default is 2. This regulates the
number of times a request is resent if a reply is not received within
a certain amount of time (changed with set timeout).
root=host
Change the name of the root server to host; the default is
nic.ddn.mil. This affects the root command.
timeout=x
Change the time-out interval for waiting for a reply to x seconds;
the default is 10 seconds.
[no]vc Always use a virtual circuit when sending requests to the server.
The default is novc.
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