Provided by: dnscrypt-proxy_1.9.5-1build1_amd64 
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) March 2017 HOSTIP(8)