# dig > DNS lookup utility. > More information: . - Lookup the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records): `dig +short {{example.com}}` - Get a detailed answer for a given domain (A records): `dig +noall +answer {{example.com}}` - Query a specific DNS record type associated with a given domain name: `dig +short {{example.com}} {{A|MX|TXT|CNAME|NS}}` - Specify an alternate DNS server to query: `dig @{{8.8.8.8}} {{example.com}}` - Perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP address (PTR record): `dig -x {{8.8.8.8}}` - Find authoritative name servers for the zone and display SOA records: `dig +nssearch {{example.com}}` - Perform iterative queries and display the entire trace path to resolve a domain name: `dig +trace {{example.com}}` - Query a DNS server over a non-standard [p]ort using the TCP protocol: `dig +tcp -p {{port}} @{{dns_server_ip}} {{example.com}}`