Dogs can look up!

dog is an open-source DNS client for the command-line. It has colourful output, supports the DoT and DoH protocols, and can emit JSON.

$ dog example.com A NS MX TXT
   A example.com.         18h34m32s   93.184.216.34
  NS example.com.        1d0h00m00s   "a.iana-servers.net."
  NS example.com.        1d0h00m00s   "b.iana-servers.net."
   A a.iana-servers.net.     14m08s + 199.43.135.53
AAAA a.iana-servers.net.     25m23s + 2001:500:8f::53
   A b.iana-servers.net.      7m03s + 199.43.133.53
AAAA b.iana-servers.net.      5m11s + 2001:500:8d::53
  MX example.com.         23h53m37s   0 ""
 TXT example.com.        1d0h00m00s   "v=spf1 -all"

Standard command-line options

dog lets you choose between a terse command-line syntax for fast invocations, and the --standard --option --syntax that you are used to.

$ dog --type TXT --query dog.wpodns.adtac.in --short
"The dog (Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species or Canis lupus familiaris when considered..."

UDP, TCP, DoT, and DoH

dog supports the new DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS protocols.

$ dog -H @https://dns.google/dns-query lookup.dog
A lookup.dog. 59m59s   138.68.117.94

JSON support

dog can output its results as JSON, making it suitable for automated scripts.

$ dog bsago.me --json | jq .responses[0].answers[0]
{
  "address": "138.68.117.94",
  "class": "IN",
  "name": "bsago.me.",
  "ttl": 7111,
  "type": "A"
}

Installation

The most recent version of dog is v0.1.0. Downloads are available on GitHub:

For more information, including instructions on compiling from source, see the Installation page.