Package bind-utils

Utilities for querying DNS name servers

https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/

Bind-utils contains a collection of utilities for querying DNS (Domain
Name System) name servers to find out information about Internet
hosts. These tools will provide you with the IP addresses for given
host names, as well as other information about registered domains and
network addresses.

You should install bind-utils if you need to get information from DNS name
servers.

Version: 9.18.24

See also: bind, bind-dnssec-utils.

General Commands

arpaname translate IP addresses to the corresponding ARPA names
delv DNS lookup and validation utility
dig DNS lookup utility
dnstap-read print dnstap data in human-readable form
host DNS lookup utility
named-checkzone zone file validity checking or converting tool
named-compilezone zone file validity checking or converting tool
named-nzd2nzf convert an NZD database to NZF text format
nsec3hash generate NSEC3 hash
nslookup query Internet name servers interactively
nsupdate dynamic DNS update utility

System Administration

ddns-confgen ddns key generation tool
tsig-keygen TSIG key generation tool