nslookup

Command-line DNS query tool for resource records.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$nslookup [OPTIONS] DOMAIN

Examples

$nslookup example.com

Examples

$nslookup -type=MX example.com

Typical use cases

DNS query

nslookup example.com

MX Query

nslookup -type=MX example.com

Note Simple DNS query tool.

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