Host

Name

host - DNS lookup utility

Synopsis

$ host <name>

Description

host is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups. It is used to convert names to IP addresses and vice versa.

name is the domain name that is to be looked up. It can also be a dotted-decimal IPv4 address, in which case host will perform a reverse lookup for that address.

Examples

$ host github.com
$ host 8.8.8.8