hostip (8) Linux Manual Page
hostip – Resolve a host name to an IP address
Synopsis
hostip [options] host_name
Description
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.