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dig with dns over tls (DoT) / dns over https (DoH)

you need a more recent version of dig, with homebrew you need to run:

brew install bind

which will install dig.

dns over tls (dot) 

dig @1.1.1.1 +tls google.com

dns over https (doh) 

dig @cloudflare-dns.com +https google.com

check if dnssec is enabled 

dig +dnssec +multi example.com

digrc

customize your dig output with a config file. Create the file ~/.digrc for this, and add the following:

+noall +answer

the above will only show the answer, like so:

$ dig man.ilayk.com
man.ilayk.com.		300	IN	CNAME	hitchhikers-builder.pages.dev.
hitchhikers-builder.pages.dev. 300 IN	A	172.66.46.211
hitchhikers-builder.pages.dev. 300 IN	A	172.66.45.45
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