.\"
.\" Copyright (C) the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
.\" Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
.\"
.TH ADIG "1" "Sept 2024" "c-ares utilities"
.SH NAME
adig \- print information collected from Domain Name System (DNS) servers
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBadig\fP [\fI@server\fR] [\fI-c class\fR] [\fI-p port#\fR] [\fI-q name\fR]
[\fI-t type\fR] [\fI-x addr\fR] [\fIname\fR] [\fItype\fR] [\fIclass\fR]
[\fIqueryopt\fR...]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Send queries to DNS servers about \fUname\fR and print received
information, where \fIname\fR is a valid DNS name (e.g. www.example.com,
1.2.3.10.in-addr.arpa).
.PP
This utility comes with the \fBc\-ares\fR asynchronous resolver library.
.PP
It is possible to specify default arguments for \fBadig\fR via \fB${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/adigrc\fR.
.SH ARGS
.TP
\fB@server\fR
Server ip address.  May specify multiple in comma delimited format. May be
specified in URI format.
.TP
\fBname\fR
Name of the resource record that is to be looked up
.TP
\fBtype\fR
What type of query is required.  e.g. - A, AAAA, MX, TXT, etc.  If not
specified, A will be used.
.TP
\fBclass\fR
Sets the query class, defaults to IN.  May also be HS or CH.

.SH FLAGS
.TP
\fB\-c\fR class
Sets the query class, defaults to IN.  May also be HS or CH.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR
Prints the help.
.TP
\fB\-p\fR port
Sends query to a port other than 53.  Often recommended to set the port using
\fI@server\fR instead.
.TP
\fB\-q\fR name
Specifies the domain name to query. Useful to distinguish name from other
arguments
.TP
\fB\-r\fR
Skip adigrc processing
.TP
\fB\-s\fR
Server (alias for @server syntax), compatibility with old cmdline
.TP
\fB\-t\fR type
Indicates resource record type to query. Useful to distinguish type from other
arguments
.TP
\fB\-x\fR addr
Simplified reverse lookups.  Sets the type to PTR and forms a valid in-arpa
query string

.SH QUERY OPTIONS
.TP
\fB+[no]aaonly\fR
Sets the aa flag in the query. Default is off.
.TP
\fB+[no]aaflag\fR
Alias for +[no]aaonly
.TP
\fB+[no]additional\fR
Toggles printing the additional section. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]adflag\fR
Sets the ad (authentic data) bit in the query. Default is off.
.TP
\fB+[no]aliases\fR
Whether or not to honor the HOSTALIASES file. Default is on.
.TP
\fB+[no]all\fR
Toggles all of +[no]cmd, +[no]stats, +[no]question, +[no]answer,
+[no]authority, +[no]additional, +[no]comments
.TP
\fB+[no]answer\fR
Toggles printing the answer. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]authority\fR
Toggles printing the authority. On by default.
.TP
\fB+bufsize=\fR#
UDP EDNS 0 packet size allowed. Defaults to 1232.
.TP
\fB+[no]cdflag\fR
Sets the CD (checking disabled) bit in the query. Default is off.
.TP
\fB+[no]class\fR
Display the class when printing the record. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]cmd\fR
Toggles printing the command requested. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]comments\fR
Toggles printing the comments. On by default
.TP
\fB+[no]defname\fR
Alias for +[no]search
.TP
\fB+domain=somename\fR
Sets the search list to a single domain.
.TP
\fB+[no]dns0x20\fR
Whether or not to use DNS 0x20 case randomization when sending queries.
Default is off.
.TP
\fB+[no]edns\fR[=#]
Enable or disable EDNS.  Only allows a value of 0 if specified. Default is to
enable EDNS.
.TP
\fB+[no]ignore\fR
Ignore truncation on UDP, by default retried on TCP.
.TP
\fB+[no]keepopen\fR
Whether or not the server connection should be persistent. Default is off.
.TP
\fB+ndots\fR=#
Sets the number of dots that must appear before being considered absolute.
Defaults to 1.
.TP
\fB+[no]primary\fR
Whether or not to only use a single server if more than one server is available.
Defaults to using all servers.
.TP
\fB+[no]qr\fR
Toggles printing the request query. Off by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]question\fR
Toggles printing the question. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]recurse\fR
Toggles the RD (Recursion Desired) bit. On by default.
.TP
\fB+retry\fR=#
Same as +tries but does not include the initial attempt.
.TP
\fB+[no]search\fR
To use or not use the search list. Search list is not used by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]stats\fR
Toggles printing the statistics. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]tcp\fR
Whether to use TCP when querying name servers. Default is UDP.
.TP
\fB+tries\fR=#
Number of query tries. Defaults to 3.
.TP
\fB+[no]ttlid\fR
Display the TTL when printing the record. On by default.
.TP
\fB+[no]vc\fR
Alias for +[no]tcp

.SH FILES

${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/adigrc

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to the c-ares github issues tracker
.br
\fBhttps://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
ahost(1).