DNSTRACEROUTE(1)

✨ DNSTRACEROUTE 💅

okay bestie, so this is a page from the General Commands Manual, and the command itself is dnstraceroute — yes, lowercase, no spaces, she's quirky like that. sit down, grab a strawberry drink 🍓, and let's get into it.

🎀 NAME 🎀

dnstraceroute — the DNS traceroute utility. that's it, that's the name, she's iconic and she knows it 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like… dnstraceroute is a traceroute utility, but for DNS. the whole point? it figures out the path that a DNS request is passing through to get to its destination. lowkey fascinating, highkey useful.

why do you care tho? because if you compare that DNS path to a regular network traceroute, it can help you identify if DNS traffic is routed via any unwanted path. like, is your DNS taking the scenic route through somewhere sketchy?? now you can literally see it. no cap. 👀

🌸 USAGE 🌸

usage: dnstraceroute [-h] [-q] [-a] [-s server] [-p port] [-c count] [-t
type] [-w wait] hostname

that's the whole vibe. flags first, hostname last, always. periodt.

✨ OPTIONS ✨

here's the full lineup, every single one, no skipping, we don't do that here 💖

• -h, --help — shows you this help. when in doubt, ask for help, it's giving self-care.
• -q, --quiet — quiet mode. shhh. 🤫
• -e, --expert — prints expert hints if available. iykyk, this one's for the nerds (affectionate).
• -a, --asn — turns on AS# lookups for each hop encountered. every hop gets an identity check, slay.
• -s, --server — the DNS server to use (default: first system resolver). you can pick your own fave, or let the system pick for you.
• -p, --port — DNS server port number (default: 53). classic port, never misses.
• -c, --count — maximum number of hops (default: 30). that's your hop budget, spend it wisely 🫶
• -w, --wait — maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5). patience is a virtue but this one is measured.
• -t, --type — DNS request record type (default: A). A is the default girlie but you can request others.
• -C, --color — prints colorful output 🌈 because obviously. (yes, capital C, don't get it twisted, -c is a whole different flag bestie 💀)

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

full documentation is available at https://dnsdiag.org/ — go read it, she's thorough. 🔥

and that's the whole page!! written by the User Commands girlies, dated December 2016, and honestly? still ate. 💅✨ bye bestie, go trace some DNS 🦋