DNS Lookup Tool

A simple and powerful command-line utility to query various DNS record types for any domain.

Features

• Query multiple DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, PTR)
• Colorful output for better readability
• Support for custom DNS servers
• Simple and intuitive command-line interface

Installation

1. Install the required package:

   # For Ubuntu/Debian
   sudo apt-get install python3-dnspython
   
   # For other systems using pip
   pip install dnspython

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/quantumvortex369/dnslookup.git
   cd dnslookup

Usage

# Basic usage
python3 dnslookup.py example.com

# Query specific record type (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA)
python3 dnslookup.py example.com -t MX

# Use a specific DNS server
python3 dnslookup.py example.com -n 8.8.8.8

# Perform reverse DNS lookup (PTR)
python3 dnslookup.py -r 8.8.8.8

Examples

# Get all DNS records for google.com
python3 dnslookup.py google.com

# Get only MX records for microsoft.com
python3 dnslookup.py microsoft.com -t MX

# Use Google's public DNS server
python3 dnslookup.py github.com -n 8.8.8.8

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• dnspython library (installed automatically if using pip)

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests.