dig
dig is a Linux command in the Network category, rated intermediate difficulty. DNS lookup utility with detailed information. The syntax is dig [options] domain [type]. Key options and parameters: domain, type — domain name, record type. It returns dNS record details. A practical example: dig google.com dig -x 8.8.8.8 # Reverse lookup dig google.com MX # MX records dig +short google.com # Short output (just IP) A close relative is ping, which tests network connectivity to a host by sending ICMP echo requests. A close relative is curl, which transfers data to/from a server using various protocols (HTTP, FTP, etc.). A close relative is wget, which downloads files from the internet. Supports recursive downloads. More about this category: Linux networking commands — ping, curl, wget, netstat, ss, ifconfig, and more. Configure and troubleshoot network connections. Related Network commands: ping, curl, wget, ifconfig, ip, ss, netstat, nslookup.