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Networking Commands

host Linux Command

Simple utility for performing DNS lookups (forward and reverse).

What does host do?

Simple utility for performing DNS lookups (forward and reverse).

Syntax

host [options] name

Practical example

host -t MX google.com

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nslookup

Queries DNS servers to resolve domain names to IP addresses and vice versa.

traceroute

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dig

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wget

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route

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