---
title: "Use `host` to get more information about domains"
description: "You might be using dig to find out A/CNAME/MX etc records of a domain from DNS servers. But if you just want to get a quick overview, use host:"
canonical: https://oozou.com/til/use-host-to-get-more-information-about-domains-20
locale: en
date: 2020-10-13
topic: shell
---

# Use `host` to get more information about domains

> You might be using dig to find out A/CNAME/MX etc records of a domain from DNS servers. But if you just want to get a quick overview, use host:

Published: 2020-10-13 · Topic: [shell](https://oozou.com/til-topics/shell) ([markdown](https://oozou.com/til-topics/shell.md))

You might be using *dig* to find out A/CNAME/MX etc records of a domain from DNS servers. But if you just want to get a quick overview, use *host*:

```
$ host oozou.com
oozou.com has address 52.89.55.136
oozou.com has address 35.165.206.160
oozou.com has address 34.212.209.65
oozou.com mail is handled by 1 aspmx.l.google.com.
oozou.com mail is handled by 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
oozou.com mail is handled by 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
oozou.com mail is handled by 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com.
oozou.com mail is handled by 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com.
```

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