q example.com Lookup default records for a domain q example.com MX SOA ...or specify a list of types q example.com MX @9.9.9.9 Query a specific server q example.com MX @https://dns.quad9.net ...over HTTPS (or TCP, TLS, QUIC, or ODoH)... q @sdns://AgcAAAAAAAAAAAAHOS45LjkuOQA ...or from a DNS Stamp q example.com MX --format=raw Output in raw (dig) format q example.com MX --format=json ...or as JSON (or YAML) 

Usage: q [OPTIONS] [@server] [type...] [name] All long form (--) flags can be toggled with the dig-standard +[no]flag notation. Application Options: -q, --qname= Query name -s, --server= DNS server(s) -t, --type= RR type (e.g. A, AAAA, MX, etc.) or type integer -x, --reverse Reverse lookup -d, --dnssec Set the DO (DNSSEC OK) bit in the OPT record -n, --nsid Set EDNS0 NSID opt -N, --nsid-only Set EDNS0 NSID opt and query only for the NSID --subnet= Set EDNS0 client subnet -c, --chaos Use CHAOS query class -C= Set query class (default: IN 0x01) (default: 1) -p, --odoh-proxy= ODoH proxy --timeout= Query timeout (default: 10s) --pad Set EDNS0 padding --http2 Use HTTP/2 for DoH --http3 Use HTTP/3 for DoH --id-check Check DNS response ID (default: true) --reuse-conn Reuse connections across queries to the same server (default: true) --txtconcat Concatenate TXT responses --qid= Set query ID (-1 for random) (default: -1) -b, --bootstrap-server= DNS server to use for bootstrapping --bootstrap-timeout= Bootstrapping timeout (default: 5s) --cookie= EDNS0 cookie --recaxfr Perform recursive AXFR -f, --format= Output format (pretty, column, json, yaml, raw) (default: pretty) --pretty-ttls Format TTLs in human readable format (default: true) --short-ttls Remove zero components of pretty TTLs. (24h0m0s->24h) (default: true) --color Enable color output --question Show question section --opt Show OPT records --ede Show Extended DNS Errors (RFC 8914) --answer Show answer section (default: true) --authority Show authority section --additional Show additional section -S, --stats Show time statistics --all Show all sections and statistics -w Resolve ASN/ASName for A and AAAA records -r, --short Show record values only -R, --resolve-ips Resolve PTR records for IP addresses in A and AAAA records --round-ttls Round TTLs to the nearest minute --aa Set AA (Authoritative Answer) flag in query --ad Set AD (Authentic Data) flag in query --cd Set CD (Checking Disabled) flag in query --rd Set RD (Recursion Desired) flag in query (default: true) --ra Set RA (Recursion Available) flag in query --z Set Z (Zero) flag in query --t Set TC (Truncated) flag in query -i, --tls-insecure-skip-verify Disable TLS certificate verification --tls-server-name= TLS server name for host verification --tls-min-version= Minimum TLS version to use (default: 1.0) --tls-max-version= Maximum TLS version to use (default: 1.3) --tls-next-protos= TLS next protocols for ALPN --tls-cipher-suites= TLS cipher suites --tls-curve-preferences= TLS curve preferences --tls-client-cert= TLS client certificate file --tls-client-key= TLS client key file --tls-key-log-file= TLS key log file [$SSLKEYLOGFILE] --http-user-agent= HTTP user agent --http-method= HTTP method (default: GET) --http-header= HTTP header in format 'Name: Value' --pmtud PMTU discovery (default: true) --edns Enable EDNS0 (default: true) --tcp Use TCP for plain DNS (force TCP) --quic-alpn-tokens= QUIC ALPN tokens (default: doq, doq-i11) --quic-length-prefix Add RFC 9250 compliant length prefix (default: true) --dnscrypt-tcp Use TCP for DNSCrypt (default UDP) --dnscrypt-udp-size= Maximum size of a DNS response this client can sent or receive (default: 0) --dnscrypt-key= DNSCrypt public key --dnscrypt-provider= DNSCrypt provider name --default-rr-types= Default record types (default: A, AAAA, NS, MX, TXT, CNAME) --udp-buffer= Set EDNS0 UDP size in query (default: 1232) -v, --verbose Show verbose log messages --trace Show trace log messages -V, --version Show version and exit Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message