Command-line tool

dnsx

brew/dnsx

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DNS query and resolution tool

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install dnsx

Linux

brew install dnsx

Query the A record of a (sub)domain and show [re]sponse received

echo example.com | dnsx -a -re

Query all the DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, NS, TXT, SRV, PTR, MX, SOA, AXFR, CAA)

dnsx <<< example.com -recon -re

Query a specific type of DNS record

echo example.com | dnsx -re -a

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• Domains and DNS

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