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Jan 10, 2013
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Evan Hunt
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[master] doc clarification about dig & resolv.conf
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<para>
Unless it is told to query a specific name server,
<command>
dig
</command>
will try each of the servers listed
in
<filename>
/etc/resolv.conf
</filename>
.
<command>
dig
</command>
will try each of the servers listed in
<filename>
/etc/resolv.conf
</filename>
. If no usable server addreses
are found,
<command>
dig
</command>
will send the query to the local
host.
</para>
<para>
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<term><constant>
server
</constant></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is the name or IP address of the name server to query. This can
be an IPv4
address in dotted-decimal notation or an IPv6
is the name or IP address of the name server to query. This
can be an IPv4 address in dotted-decimal notation or an IPv6
address in colon-delimited notation. When the supplied
<parameter>
server
</parameter>
argument is a
hostname,
<command>
dig
</command>
resolves that name before
querying that name
server. If no
<parameter>
server
</parameter>
argument is provided,
<command>
dig
</command>
consults
<filename>
/etc/resolv.conf
</filename>
and queries the name servers listed there. The reply from the
name
server that responds is displayed.
<parameter>
server
</parameter>
argument is a hostname,
<command>
dig
</command>
resolves that name before querying
that name server.
</para>
<para>
If no
<parameter>
server
</parameter>
argument is
provided,
<command>
dig
</command>
consults
<filename>
/etc/resolv.conf
</filename>
; if an
address is found there, it queries the name server at
that address. If either of the
<option>
-4
</option>
or
<option>
-6
</option>
options are in use, then
only addresses for the corresponding transport
will be tried. If no usable addresses are found,
<command>
dig
</command>
will send the query to the
local host. The reply from the name server that
responds is displayed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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