DNS Command

The dns command retrieves DNS information about a specified domain name.

Usage

itcli dns <site> [options]

Parameters

• site: The URL of the site for which DNS information is to be retrieved.

Options

• -a or --advanced: Display all information for Whois. Default: False.
• -r or --record-types: Only display the provided record types. See the table below for choices and descriptions.
• -h or --help: Shows help text.

Record Types

Value	Description
A	Address record (IPv4)
NS	Name server record
MD	Mail destination record (deprecated)
MF	Mail forwarder record (deprecated)
CNAME	Canonical name record
SOA	Start of authority record
MB	Mailbox record (deprecated)
MG	Mail group record (deprecated)
MR	Mail rename record (deprecated)
NULL	Null record (unused)
WKS	Well-known service record
PTR	Pointer record (reverse DNS)
HINFO	Host information record
MINFO	Mailbox or mail list information record
MX	Mail exchange record
TXT	Text record
RP	Responsible person record
AFSDB	AFS database record (used by AFS)
AAAA	Address record (IPv6)
SRV	Service locator record
NAPTR	Naming authority pointer record
CERT	Certificate record
OPT	Option record (used in DNS extensions)
DS	Delegation signer record
SSHFP	SSH fingerprint record
RRSIG	DNSSEC signature record
NSEC	Next secure record (DNSSEC)
DNSKEY	DNSSEC public key record
NSEC3	Next secure record (DNSSEC) with hashing
NSEC3PARAM	NSEC3 parameters
TLSA	TLS Authentication record
SPF	Sender Policy Framework record
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier record
CAA	Certification Authority Authorization record

Examples

Basic Usage

To get basic DNS information for a domain:

itcli dns example.com

Advanced Information

To get DNS and all WHOIS information available for a domain:

itcli dns example.com --advanced

Specific Record Types

To get specific DNS record types for a domain, such as A and MX records:

itcli dns example.com --record-types A MX