[Bug 854705] Re: dig returns 0 regardless of result of query

[Jeff Silverman]

It turns out that the host command will do what you want.

jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ host www.g00gle.com 8.8.8.8
Using domain server:
Name: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53
Aliases: 

Host www.g00gle.com not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ echo $?
1     <=================================================== 
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ host www.google.com 8.8.8.8
Using domain server:
Name: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53
Aliases: 

www.google.com has address 216.58.216.164
www.google.com has IPv6 address 2607:f8b0:400a:805::1013
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ echo $?
0
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ host www.google.com 10.82.34.123
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$ echo $?
1
jeffs at jeffs-desktop:~$

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  dig returns 0 regardless of result of query

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