Function: run-dig

run-dig is an autoloaded, interactive and byte-compiled function defined in net-utils.el.gz.

This command is obsolete since 29.1; use dig instead.

Signature

(run-dig HOST &optional NAME-SERVER)

Documentation

Look up DNS information for HOST (name or IP address).

Optional argument NAME-SERVER says which server to use for DNS resolution. Interactively, prompt for NAME-SERVER if invoked with prefix argument.

This command uses dig-program for looking up the DNS information.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 26.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/net-utils.el.gz
;;;###autoload
(defun run-dig (host &optional name-server)
  "Look up DNS information for HOST (name or IP address).
Optional argument NAME-SERVER says which server to use for
DNS resolution.
Interactively, prompt for NAME-SERVER if invoked with prefix argument.

This command uses `dig-program' for looking up the DNS information."
  (declare (obsolete dig "29.1"))
  (interactive
   (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
           (read-string (format-prompt "Lookup host" default) nil nil default))
         (if current-prefix-arg (read-from-minibuffer "Name server: "))))
  (dig host nil nil nil nil name-server))