Command-line options
These are the command-line options that dog supports.
Query options
How to specify the query that is being made. These are documented on the Query Options page.
-q, --query=HOST
Host name or IP address to query.
-t, --type=TYPE
Type of the DNS record being queried (A, MX, NS…).
-n, --nameserver=ADDR
Address of the nameserver to send packets to.
--class=CLASS
Network class of the DNS record being queried (IN, CH, HS).
Sending options
Protocol-level changes to the query. These are documented on the Protocol Tweaks page.
--edns=SETTING
Whether to opt in to EDNS.
--txid=NUMBER
Set the transaction ID to a specific value.
-Z=TWEAKS
Set uncommon protocol-level tweaks.
Transport options
Which networking protocol and transport should the request be sent over. These are UDP and TCP, TLS, and HTTPS.
-U, --udp
Use the DNS protocol over UDP.
-T, --tcp
Use the DNS protocol over TCP.
-S, --tls
Use the DNS-over-TLS protocol.
-H, --https
Use the DNS-over-HTTPS protocol.
Output options
How to format the response to the query.
-1, --short
Short mode: display nothing but the first result.
-J, --json
Display the output as JSON.
--color, --colour=WHEN
When to colourise the output.
--seconds
Do not format durations as hours and minutes; instead, display them as seconds.
--time
Print how long the response took to arrive.