DNS Utility

DNS query utilities

Installation

Install via CommandBox like so:

box install dns-utility

Overview

Uses HTTPS DNS api to query for dns records.

Supported HTTPS DNS API Providers

• Google
• Cloudflare

Supported DNS Record Types

• A
• AAAA
• CNAME
• MX
• NS
• SOA
• SRV
• TXT
• PTR
• HINFO
• RP

Command Line Arguments

dns query <RecordType> <DomainName> [<DNSProvider>] [<showRaw>]

• RecordType Required : String : Supported record type. I.E. A, TXT, MX, NS, etc.
• DomainName Required : String : Domain Name to be queried. I.E. forgebox.io
• DNSProvider Optional : String : DNS Provider, defaults to Cloudflare. Options: Cloudflare & Google
• showRaw Optional : boolean : If true shows the raw unparsed record result from API. Default is false

Examples

Basic Example

Get MX record(s) for forgebox.io

dns query mx forgebox.io

Basic Example with raw API results

Get MX record(s) for forgebox.io with raw API record result

dns query mx forgebox.io --showRaw

Basic Example With Google DNS Provider

Get MX record(s) for forgebox.io from Google

dns query mx forgebox.io Google