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dig
Table A–1 (Cont.) dig Options
Option Description
"-P" After query returns, executes a ping command to
compare response times. This option issues the following
command:
$ MCR TCPIP$PING "-C" 3 server_name
Use quotation marks to preserve the case of this option.
-t query-type Type of query. Specifies either an integer value to
be included in the type field, or uses the abbreviated
mnemonic (such as mx ).
-c query-class Class of query. Specifies either an integer value to
be included in the class field, or use the abbreviated
mnemonic (such as in ).
+<query-option>
Use the plus (+) character to specify an option to be changed in the query packet
or to change dig output specifics. Many of these options are the same options
accepted by nslookup . If an option requires a parameter, use the following
format:
+ keyword [=value]
Most keywords can be abbreviated. Parsing of the ‘‘+’’ options is very simplistic—
a value must not be separated from its keyword by any spaces. The following
keywords are currently available:
Keyword Abbreviation Default Description
[no] debug deb deb Turn on/off debugging mode.
[ no ] d2 nod2 Turn on or off extra debugging
mode.
[ no ] recurse rec rec Use or do not use recursive lookup.
retry=# ret 4 Set number of retries to #.
time=# ti 4 Set timeout length to # seconds.
[ no ] ko noko
Keep open option (implies vc ).
[ no ] vc novc Use or do not use virtual circuit.
no defname def def Use or do not use default domain
name.
[ no ] search sea sea Use or do not use domain search
list.
domain=NAME do Set default domain name to
NAME.
[ no ] ignore i noi Ignore or do not ignore truncation
errors.
[ no ] primary pr nopr Use or do not use primary server.
no aaonly aa noaa Authoritative query only flag.
[ no ] cmd cmd Echo parsed arguments.
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