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authorAaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-10-17 19:29:16 +0000
committerAaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-10-17 19:29:16 +0000
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: dig.1,v 1.18 2000/03/19 17:57:09 aaron Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: dig.1,v 1.19 2000/10/17 19:29:15 aaron Exp $
.\" $From: dig.1,v 8.2 1997/06/01 20:34:33 vixie Exp $
.\"
.\" ++Copyright++ 1993
@@ -97,13 +97,12 @@
.Op ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-(domain information groper) is a flexible command line tool
-which can be used to gather information from the Domain
-Name System servers.
+(domain information groper) is a flexible command line tool which can be
+used to gather information from the Domain Name System servers.
.Nm
-has two modes: simple interactive mode
-which makes a single query, and batch which executes a query for
-each in a list of several query lines.
+has two modes: simple interactive mode, which makes a single query,
+and batch mode, which executes a query for each in a list of
+several query lines.
All query options are accessible from the command line.
.Pp
The usual simple use of
@@ -116,11 +115,11 @@ will take the form:
.Ar query-type
.Ar query-class
.Ed
+.Pp
where:
.Bl -tag -width "query-class" -offset
.It Ar server
-may be either a domain name or a dot-notation
-Internet address.
+may be either a domain name or a dot-notation Internet address.
If this optional field is omitted,
.Nm
will attempt to use the default name server for your machine.
@@ -128,18 +127,14 @@ will attempt to use the default name server for your machine.
.Sy Note:
If a domain name is specified, this will be resolved
using the domain name system resolver (i.e., BIND).
-If your system does not support DNS, you may
-.Em have
-to specify a
+If your system does not support DNS, you may have to specify a
dot-notation address.
-Alternatively, if there is a server
-at your disposal somewhere, all that is required is that
+Alternatively, if there is a server at your disposal somewhere,
+all that is required is that
.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
-be present and indicate where the default
-name servers reside, so that
+be present and indicate where the default name servers reside, so that
.Ar server
-itself can be
-resolved.
+itself can be resolved.
See
.Xr resolv.conf 5
for information on
@@ -148,24 +143,19 @@ for information on
.Sy Warning:
Changing
.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
-will affect
-the standard resolver library and potentially several
-programs which use it.) As an option, the user may set the
-environment variable
+will affect the standard resolver library and potentially several
+programs which use it.)
+As an option, the user may set the environment variable
.Ev LOCALRES
-to name a file which is to
-be used instead of
+to name a file which is to be used instead of
.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
.Ev ( LOCALRES
-is specific
-to the
+is specific to the
.Nm
-resolver and not referenced by the standard
-resolver).
+resolver and not referenced by the standard resolver).
If the
.Ev LOCALRES
-variable is not set or the file
-is not readable then
+variable is not set or the file is not readable then
.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
will be used.
.It Ar domain
@@ -173,11 +163,9 @@ is the domain name for which you are requesting information.
See
.Sx "OTHER OPTIONS"
.Fl ( x )
-for a convenient way to specify inverse address
-query.
+for a convenient way to specify inverse address query.
.It Ar query-type
-is the type of information (DNS query type) that
-you are requesting.
+is the type of information (DNS query type) that you are requesting.
If omitted, the default is
.Dq Li a
(T_A = address).
@@ -214,8 +202,7 @@ any C_ANY all/any class information
.sp 1
.Sy Note:
.Dq Li any
-can be used to specify a class and/or a type of
-query.
+can be used to specify a class and/or a type of query.
.Nm
will parse the first occurrence of
.Dq Li any
@@ -226,8 +213,7 @@ To specify
.Ar query-class
= C_ANY you must either specify
.Dq Li any
-twice, or set
-query-class using
+twice, or set query-class using
.Fl c
option (see below).
.El
@@ -235,17 +221,14 @@ option (see below).
.Bl -tag -width Ar -offset
.It Cm % Ns ignored-comment
.Dq Li %
-is used to included an argument that is simply not
-parsed.
+is used to included an argument that is simply not parsed.
This may be useful if running
.Nm
-in batch
-mode.
+in batch mode.
Instead of resolving every
.Cm @ Ns Ar server-domain-name
-in a list of queries, you can avoid the overhead of doing
-so, and still have the domain name on the command line
-as a reference.
+in a list of queries, you can avoid the overhead of doing so,
+and still have the domain name on the command line as a reference.
Example:
.D1 Ic "dig @128.9.0.32 %venera.isi.edu mx isi.edu"
.\" .It Cm \- Ns dig-option
@@ -260,8 +243,7 @@ Example:
Convenient form to specify inverse address mapping.
Instead of
.D1 Ic "dig 32.0.9.128.in-addr.arpa"
-one can
-simply
+one can simply
.D1 Ic "dig -x 128.9.0.32"
.It Fl f Ar file
File for
@@ -277,16 +259,13 @@ with
or
.Ql \en
are ignored.
-Other options
-may still appear on command line, and will be in
+Other options may still appear on command line, and will be in
effect for each batch query.
.It Fl T Ar time
-Time in seconds between start of successive
-queries when running in batch mode.
+Time in seconds between start of successive queries when running in batch mode.
Can be used to keep two or more batch
.Nm
-commands running
-roughly in sync.
+commands running roughly in sync.
Default is zero.
.It Fl p Ar port
Port number.
@@ -295,50 +274,39 @@ Default is 53.
.It Fl P Ns Op Ar ping-string
After query returns, execute a
.Xr ping 1
-command
-for response time comparison.
+command for response time comparison.
This rather inelegantly makes a call to the shell.
The last three lines of statistics are printed for the command:
.Dl ping -s server_name 56 3
If the optional
.Ar ping-string
-is present, it
-replaces
+is present, it replaces
.Dq Li "ping \-s"
in the shell command.
.It Fl t Ar query-type
Specify the type of query.
-This may specify either an
-integer value to be included in the type field
-or use the abbreviated mnemonic as discussed
-above (i.e., mx = T_MX).
+This may specify either an integer value to be included in the type field
+or use the abbreviated mnemonic as discussed above (i.e., mx = T_MX).
.It Fl c Ar query-class
Specify the class of query.
-This may specify either an
-integer value to be included in the class field
-or use the abbreviated mnemonic as discussed
-above (i.e., in = C_IN).
+This may specify either an integer value to be included in the class field
+or use the abbreviated mnemonic as discussed above (i.e., in = C_IN).
.It Fl envsav
This flag specifies that the
.Nm
-environment
-(defaults, print options, etc.), after
-all of the arguments are parsed, should be saved
-to a file to become the default environment.
-Useful if you do not like the standard set of
-defaults and do not desire to include a
-large number of options each time
+environment (defaults, print options, etc.), after all of the arguments
+are parsed, should be saved to a file to become the default environment.
+Useful if you do not like the standard set of defaults and do not desire
+to include a large number of options each time
.Nm
is used.
-The environment consists of resolver state
-variable flags, timeout, and retries as well as
-the flags detailing
+The environment consists of resolver state variable flags, timeout,
+and retries as well as the flags detailing
.Nm
output (see below).
If the shell environment variable
.Ev LOCALDEF
-is set
-to the name of a file, this is where the default
+is set to the name of a file, this is where the default
.Nm
environment is saved.
If not, the file
@@ -349,56 +317,46 @@ is created in the current working directory.
.Ev LOCALDEF
is specific to the
.Nm
-resolver,
-and will not affect operation of the standard
-resolver library.
+resolver, and will not affect operation of the standard resolver library.
.sp 1
Each time
.Nm
is executed, it looks for
.Pa DiG.env
-int the working directory,
-or the file specified by the shell environment variable
+in the working directory, or the file specified by the
+shell environment variable
.Ev LOCALDEF .
-If the file exists and is readable, then the
-environment is restored from it
-before any arguments are parsed.
+If the file exists and is readable, then the environment is restored
+from it before any arguments are parsed.
.It Fl envset
-This flag only affects
-batch query runs.
+This flag only affects batch query runs.
When
.Fl envset
-is
-specified on a line in a
+is specified on a line in a
.Nm
batch file, the
.Nm
-environment after the arguments are parsed,
-becomes the default environment for the duration of
-the batch file, or until the next line which specifies
+environment after the arguments are parsed, becomes the default environment
+for the duration of the the batch file, or until the next line which specifies
.Fl envset .
.It Fl stick | Fl nostick
These flags only affects batch query runs.
.Fl stick
specifies that the
.Nm
-environment (as read initially
-or set by
+environment (as read initially or set by
.Fl envset
-switch) is to be restored before each query
-(line) in a
+switch) is to be restored before each query (line) in a
.Nm
batch file.
The default
.Fl nostick
means that the
.Nm
-environment
-does not stick; that is, options specified on a single line
-in a
+environment does not stick; that is, options specified on a single line in a
.Nm
-batch file will remain in effect for
-subsequent lines (i.e., they are not restored to the
+batch file will remain in effect for subsequent lines
+(i.e., they are not restored to the
.Dq sticky
default).
.\" .El
@@ -406,8 +364,7 @@ default).
.Op = Ns Ar value
.Xc
.Dq Li "+"
-is used to specify an option to be changed in the
-query packet or to change
+is used to specify an option to be changed in the query packet or to change
.Nm
output specifics.
Many of these are the same parameters accepted by
@@ -509,21 +466,26 @@ uses resolver routines
as well as accessing the
.Va _res
structure.
-.Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact -offset indent
-.It Pa /etc/resolv.conf
-initial domain name and name server addresses
-.It Pa DiG.env
-default save file for default options
-.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
-.Bl -tag -width Ev -compact -offset indent
+.Bl -tag -width Ev -compact
.It Ev LOCALRES
file to use in place of
.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
.It Ev LOCALDEF
default environment file
.El
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /etc/resolv.conf -compact
+.It Pa /etc/resolv.conf
+initial domain name and name server addresses
+.It Pa DiG.env
+default save file for default options
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr resolver 3 ,
+.Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
+.Xr named 8 ,
+.Xr nslookup 8
.Sh AUTHOR
Steve Hotz
hotz@isi.edu
@@ -539,23 +501,16 @@ has a serious case of
\(em the result of
considering several potential uses during it's development.
It would probably benefit from a rigorous diet.
-Similarly, the print flags
-and granularity of the items they specify make evident their
-rather ad hoc genesis.
+Similarly, the print flags and granularity of the items they specify
+make evident their rather ad-hoc genesis.
.Pp
.Nm
does not consistently exit nicely (with appropriate status)
when a problem occurs somewhere in the resolver.
.Sy ( Note:
-most of the common
-exit cases are handled).
+most of the common exit cases are handled).
This is particularly annoying when running in batch mode.
If the resolver exits abnormally (and is not caught), the entire
batch aborts; when such an event is trapped,
.Nm
simply continues with the next query.
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr resolver 3 ,
-.Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
-.Xr named 8 ,
-.Xr nslookup 8