# This will check the DNS recursively from the root
# servers until it reaches your name servers. The
# important part is that it will query the servers
# directly skipping your ISP's DNS resolvers and cache.
dig +trace example.com


# Reverse DNS lookup (ref: http://www.madboa.com/geek/dig/#how-reverse)
dig +short -x 216.239.32.21


# Misc
dig -4 @127.0.0.1 -p 8053 ckck1.localhost A
dig backends.angularjs.org +short TXT
dig @ns1.mydyndns.org c-k.me. axfr
dig local.c-k.me TXT