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| .TH AHOST "1" "April 2011" "c-ares utilities" | |
| .SH NAME | |
| ahost \- print the A or AAAA record associated with a hostname or IP address | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| .B ahost | |
| [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIHOST\fR... | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| .PP | |
| .\" Add any additional description here | |
| .PP | |
| Look up the DNS A or AAAA record associated with HOST (a hostname or an | |
| IP address). | |
| .PP | |
| This utility comes with the \fBc\-ares\fR asynchronous resolver library. | |
| .SH OPTIONS | |
| .TP | |
| \fB\-d\fR | |
| Print some extra debugging output. | |
| .TP | |
| \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-?\fR | |
| Display this help and exit. | |
| .TP | |
| \fB\-t\fR 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). | |
| .TP | |
| \fB\-s\fR \fIdomain\fP | |
| Specify the \fIdomain\fP to search instead of using the default values from | |
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| /etc/resolv.conf. This option only has an effect on platforms that use | |
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| /etc/resolv.conf | |
| for DNS configuration; it has no effect on other platforms (such as Win32 | |
| or Android). | |
| .SH "REPORTING BUGS" | |
| Report bugs to the c-ares mailing list: | |
| .br | |
| \fBhttps://lists.haxx.se/listinfo/c-ares\fR | |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| .PP | |
| acountry(1), adig(1). | |
| .SH COPYRIGHT | |
| This utility is based on code/ideas contained in sofware written by Greg Hudson (ares) | |
| carrying the following notice: | |
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| Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | |
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| 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 documentation, 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. makes no | |
| representations about the suitability of this software for any | |
| purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. | |
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| No further copyright claims are being made by the author(s) of this utility. | |