MacOS dig command

dig Syntax:

dig [options] [domain]

Option	Description
+trace	Trace the delegation path from the root name servers for the specified domain.
+nocmd	Suppresses the initial display showing the version number and the query options.
+noall	Suppress showing all common options.
+comments	Show the comment lines in the output.
+noquestion	Don’t print the question section of a query, only the answer.
+stats	Show query time statistics.

Parameter	Description
domain	The domain name to query for DNS information.

dig A google.com

Queries the A record for the domain “google.com”.

dig @8.8.8.8 google.com

Queries the domain “google.com” using the DNS server at 8.8.8.8.

dig -x 8.8.8.8

Performs a reverse DNS lookup for the IP address 8.8.8.8.

dig +additional google.com

Displays additional information in the dig query results for the domain “google.com”.

To use the dig command in MacOS, execute the following command:

dig example.com

To query a specific DNS server using dig in MacOS, use the following command syntax:

dig @dns_server example.com

To perform a reverse DNS lookup using dig in MacOS, you can run the following command:

dig -x IP_address

To get more detailed information in the dig output in MacOS, add the “+trace” option to the command like this:

dig +trace example.com

To filter the output of dig to display only specific information in MacOS, you can use the “+short” option in the command:

dig +short example.com

To query a specific DNS record type using dig in MacOS, you can use a command like this:

dig -t MX example.com

To check the DNSSEC validation of a domain with dig in MacOS, you can use the “+dnssec” option in the command:

dig example.com +dnssec

Querying DNS servers to retrieve DNS records.
Checking the IP address associated with a domain name.
Testing and troubleshooting DNS configuration and connectivity.
Performing DNS lookups to verify domain name resolution.
Investigating DNS settings and configuration for troubleshooting network issues.