ahost(1)

AHOST(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   AHOST(1)

NAME

     ahost - print the A or AAAA record associated with  a  host-
     name or IP address

SYNOPSIS

     ahost [OPTION]... HOST...

DESCRIPTION

     Look up the DNS A or AAAA record  associated  with  HOST  (a
     hostname or an IP address).

     This utility comes with  the  c-ares  asynchronous  resolver
     library.

OPTIONS

     -d   Print some extra debugging output.

     -h, --help
          Display this help and exit.

     -t type
          If type is "a", print the A record (default).  If  type
          is "aaaa", print the AAAA record.  If type is "u", look
          for either AAAA or A record (in that order).

     -s domain
          Specify the domain  to  search  instead  of  using  the
          default values from
          /etc/resolv.conf. This option only  has  an  effect  on
          platforms that use
          /etc/resolv.conf  for  DNS  configuration;  it  has  no
          effect on other platforms (such as Win32 or Android).

REPORTING BUGS

     Report    bugs    to    the     c-ares     mailing     list:
     http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/c-ares

SEE ALSO

     acountry(1), adig(1).

COPYRIGHT

     This utility is based on  code/ideas  contained  in  sofware
     written by Greg Hudson (ares) carrying the following notice:
     Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
     Permission  to  use,  copy,  modify,  and  distribute   this
     software  and  its documentation for any purpose and without
     fee is hereby granted, provided  that  the  above  copyright
     notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright
     notice and this permission notice appear in supporting docu-
     mentation,  and  that  the  name  of  M.I.T.  not be used in
     advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution  of  the
     software  without specific, written prior permission. M.I.T.

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     makes no  representations  about  the  suitability  of  this
     software  for  any  purpose.  It is provided "as is" without
     express or implied warranty.
     No further copyright claims are being made by the  author(s)
     of this utility.

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