Command-line tool

ldns

brew/ldns

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DNS library written in C

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install ldns

Linux

brew install ldns

Look up the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records)

drill example.com

Look up the mail server(s) associated with a given domain name (MX record)

drill mx example.com

Get all types of records for a given domain name

drill any example.com

Browse

• Domains and DNS

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