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Old 07-04-2001
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what is dig? Is it just a advanced type of nslookup?

how to use it?

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Old 07-06-2001
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Yes, just another DNS tool like nslookup. You do a man on dig and read the man page, or look at the command line switches.
You use it when you are querying DNS servers for information and/or troubleshooting DNS configurations (just like nslookup).

BTW: Many people really dig dig. I still dig nslookup, dig?
 
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