dig

dig is a flexible tool for interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and displays the answers returned.

Runs as dig|macOS, Linux, Windows|bind9.readthedocs.io

Open form in Otty otty.toml

What the manifest covers

3 sections, each its own tab

Command form

ai-draft · 3 tasks · 13 fields

otty gui dig opens DNS lookup and fills your prompt with the command.

Autocomplete

Fig spec · 4.7 KB

Subcommands, options and argument candidates Otty offers as you type.

Dotfiles

1 path

Where it keeps its config, which parts are credentials, and which lines belong to one machine.

Published manifest

Immutable: every revision keeps its URL and its digest

Version window

All versions

Revision

2ca84e38160e94cff1c3c4d0cc3ff702fc6647e91dcac9d851bfb081f22f9af8

Read it

otty.toml · JSON · API metadata

SourcesEvery field cites one of these

help

Usage: dig [@global-server] [domain] [q-type] [q-class] {q-opt} {global-d-opt} host [@local-server] {local-d-opt} [ host [@local-server] {local-d-opt} [...]] Where: domain is in the Domain Name System q-class is one of (in,hs,ch,...) [default: in] q-type is one of (a,any,mx,ns,soa,hinfo,axfr,txt,...) [default:a]…

helpdig -h (macOS)

manual

+short, +noshort +multiline, +nomultiline +tcp, +notcp +trace, +notrace

manualBIND 9 dig(1), 2026-10-27

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