# dnstracer Notes ------- Help Text ------- ``` DNSTRACER version 1.8.1 - (c) Edwin Groothuis - http://www.mavetju.org Usage: dnstracer [options] [host] -c: disable local caching, default enabled -C: enable negative caching, default disabled -o: enable overview of received answers, default disabled -q : query-type to use for the DNS requests, default A -r : amount of retries for DNS requests, default 3 -s : use this server for the initial request, default localhost If . is specified, A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET will be used. -t : Limit time to wait per try -v: verbose -S : use this source address. -4: don't query IPv6 servers ``` Example Usage ------- Links -------