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+ - Copyright (C) 2004-2015 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
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@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
<title>dig</title>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<tr><th colspan="3" align="center">dig</th></tr>
<tr>
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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">dig</code> [global-queryopt...] [query...]</p></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2611550"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
+<a name="id2612260"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">dig</strong></span>
(domain information groper) is a flexible tool
for interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2611653"></a><h2>SIMPLE USAGE</h2>
+<a name="id2612362"></a><h2>SIMPLE USAGE</h2>
<p>
A typical invocation of <span><strong class="command">dig</strong></span> looks like:
</p>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2611779"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
+<a name="id2612829"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
<p>
The <code class="option">-b</code> option sets the source IP address of the query
to <em class="parameter"><code>address</code></em>. This must be a valid
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2664290"></a><h2>QUERY OPTIONS</h2>
+<a name="id2664316"></a><h2>QUERY OPTIONS</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">dig</strong></span>
provides a number of query options which affect
the way in which lookups are made and the results displayed. Some of
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@
are interpreted as relative names and will be searched
for in the domains listed in the <code class="option">search</code>
or <code class="option">domain</code> directive in
- <code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>.
+ <code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code> if
+ <code class="option">+search</code> is set.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class="option">+[no]nsid</code></span></dt>
<dd><p>
@@ -486,12 +487,21 @@
record comments unless multiline mode is active.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class="option">+[no]search</code></span></dt>
-<dd><p>
+<dd>
+<p>
Use [do not use] the search list defined by the
searchlist or domain directive in
<code class="filename">resolv.conf</code> (if any). The search
list is not used by default.
- </p></dd>
+ </p>
+<p>
+ 'ndots' from <code class="filename">resolv.conf</code> (default 1)
+ which may be overridden by <em class="parameter"><code>+ndots</code></em>
+ determines if the name will be treated as relative
+ or not and hence whether a search is eventually
+ performed or not.
+ </p>
+</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class="option">+[no]short</code></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Provide a terse answer. The default is to print the
@@ -608,7 +618,7 @@
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2665318"></a><h2>MULTIPLE QUERIES</h2>
+<a name="id2665499"></a><h2>MULTIPLE QUERIES</h2>
<p>
The BIND 9 implementation of <span><strong class="command">dig </strong></span>
supports
@@ -654,7 +664,7 @@ dig +qr www.isc.org any -x 127.0.0.1 isc.org ns +noqr
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2665540"></a><h2>IDN SUPPORT</h2>
+<a name="id2665653"></a><h2>IDN SUPPORT</h2>
<p>
If <span><strong class="command">dig</strong></span> has been built with IDN (internationalized
domain name) support, it can accept and display non-ASCII domain names.
@@ -668,14 +678,14 @@ dig +qr www.isc.org any -x 127.0.0.1 isc.org ns +noqr
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2665569"></a><h2>FILES</h2>
+<a name="id2665750"></a><h2>FILES</h2>
<p><code class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</code>
</p>
<p><code class="filename">${HOME}/.digrc</code>
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2665590"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
+<a name="id2665771"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">host</span>(1)</span>,
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-keygen</span>(8)</span>,
@@ -683,7 +693,7 @@ dig +qr www.isc.org any -x 127.0.0.1 isc.org ns +noqr
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
-<a name="id2665627"></a><h2>BUGS</h2>
+<a name="id2665809"></a><h2>BUGS</h2>
<p>
There are probably too many query options.
</p>
@@ -694,8 +704,8 @@ dig +qr www.isc.org any -x 127.0.0.1 isc.org ns +noqr
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@@ -706,6 +716,6 @@ dig +qr www.isc.org any -x 127.0.0.1 isc.org ns +noqr
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-<p style="text-align: center;">BIND Version 9.9</p>
+<p style="text-align: center;">BIND 9.9.7 (Extended Support Version)</p>
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