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HOSTIP(8)							     HOSTIP(8)

NAME
       hostip - Resolve a host name to an IP address

SYNOPSIS
       hostip [options] host_name

DESCRIPTION
       hostip sends a DNS query to a resolver, and prints the IP addresses for
       the given host name.

       It  can	be  useful  in	order  to   retrieve   IP   addresses	before
       dnscrypt-proxy(8) is started.

OPTIONS
       ·   -6, --ipv6: ask for AAAA records.

       ·   -h, --help: show usage.

       ·   -r,	 --resolver-address=<ip>[:port]:   the	 resolver  IP  address
	   (default: 8.8.8.8, Google DNS).

       ·   -V, --version: show version number.

SIMPLE USAGE EXAMPLE
       $ hostip www.example.com

ADVANCED USAGE EXAMPLE
       $ hostip -6 -r 4.2.2.2 www.google.com

EXIT STATUS
       The hostip utility exits 0 on success, and > 0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO
       dnscrypt-proxy(8)

				   June 2015			     HOSTIP(8)

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