Host

[[ Description ]]

Host is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups. It is normally used to convert names to IP addresses and vice versa. When no arguments or options are given, host prints a short summary of its command line arguments and options.

[[ Example ]]

Query Mail server: host -t mx [target]
Query DNS server: host -t ns [target]
Query for FQDN: host [IP address]
Query for IP: host [url]