doggo

🐶 Command-line DNS client for humans
doggo.mrkaran.dev

doggo CLI usage

--- **doggo** is a modern command-line DNS client (like _dig_) written in Golang. It outputs information in a neat concise manner and supports protocols like DoH, DoT and DNSCrypt as well. It's totally inspired from [dog](https://github.com/ogham/dog/) which is written in Rust. I wanted to add some features to it but since I don't know Rust, I found it as a nice opportunity to experiment with writing a DNS Client from scratch in `Go` myself. Hence the name `dog` +`go` => **doggo**. ## Features - Human readable output - supports **colors** and **tabular** format. - Supports **JSON** format - can be useful while writing scripts. - Has support for multiple transport protocols: - DNS over **HTTPS** (DoH) - DNS over **TLS** (DoT) - DNS over **TCP** - DNS over **UDP** - DNS over **DNSCrypt** - Supports **ndots** and **search** configurations from `resolv.conf` or command-line arguments. - Supports multiple resolvers at once. - Supports IPv4 **and** IPv6 _both_. - Available as a web tool as well: [https://doggo.mrkaran.dev](https://doggo.mrkaran.dev). - Shell completions for `zsh` and `fish`. - Reverse DNS Lookups. ## Installation ### Binary You can grab the latest binaries for Linux, MacOS and Windows from the [Releases](https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo/releases) section. For eg, to pull the latest `linux-amd64` binary: ```shell $ cd "$(mktemp -d)" $ curl -sL "https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo/releases/download/v0.3.7/doggo_0.3.7_linux_amd64.tar.gz" | tar xz $ mv doggo /usr/local/bin # doggo should be available now in your $PATH $ doggo ``` ### Docker Images are hosted on Github Container Registry (ghcr.io). You can view all the tags [here](https://github.com/users/mr-karan/packages/container/package/doggo). It even supports **ARM** so you can spin up a container on your RPi to do DNS lookups, cause why not. **Pull** `docker pull ghcr.io/mr-karan/doggo:latest` **Running** You can supply all arguments to the CLI directly to `docker run` command. Eg: `docker run ghcr.io/mr-karan/doggo:latest mrkaran.dev @1.1.1.1 MX` ### Package Managers #### Arch ```bash yay -S doggo-bin ``` ### From Source You need to have `go` installed in your system. ```bash $ go install github.com/mr-karan/doggo/cmd/doggo@latest ``` The binary will be available at `$GOPATH/bin/doggo`. ## Usage Examples **Do a simple DNS Lookup for `mrkaran.dev`** ```bash $ doggo mrkaran.dev NAME TYPE CLASS TTL ADDRESS NAMESERVER mrkaran.dev. A IN 20s 13.250.205.9 127.0.0.1:53 mrkaran.dev. A IN 20s 206.189.89.118 127.0.0.1:53 ``` **Query MX records for `github.com` using `9.9.9.9` resolver** ``` doggo MX github.com @9.9.9.9 NAME TYPE CLASS TTL ADDRESS NAMESERVER github.com. MX IN 3600s 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 1 aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 ``` or using _named parameters_: ```bash $ doggo -t MX -n 9.9.9.9 github.com NAME TYPE CLASS TTL ADDRESS NAMESERVER github.com. MX IN 3600s 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 github.com. MX IN 3600s 1 aspmx.l.google.com. 9.9.9.9:53 ``` **Query DNS records for `archive.org` using Cloudflare DoH resolver** ```bash $ doggo archive.org @https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query NAME TYPE CLASS TTL ADDRESS NAMESERVER archive.org. A IN 41s 207.241.224.2 https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query ``` **Query DNS records for `internetfreedom.in` with JSON output** ```bash $ doggo internetfreedom.in --json | jq { "responses": { "answers": [ { "name": "internetfreedom.in.", "type": "A", "class": "IN", "ttl": "22s", "address": "104.27.158.96", "rtt": "37ms", "nameserver": "127.0.0.1:53" }, { "name": "internetfreedom.in.", "type": "A", "class": "IN", "ttl": "22s", "address": "104.27.159.96", "rtt": "37ms", "nameserver": "127.0.0.1:53" }, { "name": "internetfreedom.in.", "type": "A", "class": "IN", "ttl": "22s", "address": "172.67.202.77", "rtt": "37ms", "nameserver": "127.0.0.1:53" } ], "queries": [ { "name": "internetfreedom.in.", "type": "A", "class": "IN" } ] } } ``` **Query DNS records for `duckduckgo.com` and show RTT (Round Trip Time)** ```bash $ doggo duckduckgo.com --time NAME TYPE CLASS TTL ADDRESS NAMESERVER TIME TAKEN duckduckgo.com. A IN 30s 40.81.94.43 127.0.0.1:53 45ms ``` ## Command-line Arguments ![](www/static/help.png) ### Transport Options URL scheme of the server is used to identify which resolver to use for lookups. If no scheme is specified, defaults to `udp`. ``` @udp:// eg: @1.1.1.1 initiates a UDP resolver for 1.1.1.1:53. @tcp:// eg: @1.1.1.1 initiates a TCP resolver for 1.1.1.1:53. @https:// eg: @https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query initiates a DOH resolver for Cloudflare DoH server. @tls:// eg: @1.1.1.1 initiates a DoT resolver for 1.1.1.1:853. @sdns:// eg: @sdns://AgcAAAAAAAAABzEuMC4wLjEAEmRucy5jbG91ZGZsYXJlLmNvbQovZG5zLXF1ZXJ5 initiates a DNSCrypt or DoH resolver using its DNS stamp. @quic:// eg: @quic://dns.adguard.com initiates a DNS over QUIC resolver for Adguard DNS Resolver. ``` ### Query Options ``` -q, --query=HOSTNAME Hostname to query the DNS records for (eg mrkaran.dev). -t, --type=TYPE Type of the DNS Record (A, MX, NS etc). -n, --nameserver=ADDR Address of a specific nameserver to send queries to (9.9.9.9, 8.8.8.8 etc). -c, --class=CLASS Network class of the DNS record (IN, CH, HS etc). ``` ### Resolver Options ``` --ndots=INT Specify ndots parameter. Takes value from /etc/resolv.conf if using the system nameserver or 1 otherwise. --search Use the search list defined in resolv.conf. Defaults to true. Set --search=false to disable search list. --timeout Specify timeout (in seconds) for the resolver to return a response. -4 --ipv4 Use IPv4 only. -6 --ipv6 Use IPv6 only. ``` ### Output Options ``` -J, --json Format the output as JSON. --color Defaults to true. Set --color=false to disable colored output. --debug Enable debug logging. --time Shows how long the response took from the server. ``` --- ## Contributing I'm open to accept feature requests and/or issues. I understand `doggo` is a new DNS Client in the town and there might be some edge cases I am not handling. Please feel free to open issues if you ever come across such a case. For now I am focussing more on [planned features](TODO.md) for a **stable** v1.0 release _soon_. ## License [LICENSE](LICENSE)