Dog/Doge

A command-line DNS client.

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dog-community is a maintained fork of the beloved terminal DNS client (dog/doge). It keeps the human-readable output you know, adds steady fixes, and supports DNS over HTTPS/TLS with JSON output for scripting.

Usage

Basics

doge example.net                         # default query
doge example.net MX                      # specific record type
doge example.net MX @1.1.1.1             # specific nameserver
doge example.net MX @1.1.1.1 -T          # TCP instead of UDP

Arguments style

doge -q example.net -t MX -n 1.1.1.1 -T  # explicit flags

JSON & scripting

doge example.com AAAA -J | jq .

Protocol modes

-U/--udp     # DNS over UDP
-T/--tcp     # DNS over TCP
-S/--tls     # DNS over TLS
-H/--https   # DNS over HTTPS

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Last modified 06 October 2025