help This command is not implemented.
? This command is not implemented.
exit This command exits the program.
set keyword[=value]
This command is used to change state information that affects the
lookups. Valid keywords are:
all This keyword prints the current values of the frequently
used options to set. Information about the current default
server and host is also printed.
class=value
This keyword changes the query class to one of:
IN the Internet class
CH the Chaos class
HS the Hesiod class
ANY wildcard
The class specifies the protocol group of the information.
The default is IN; the abbreviation for this keyword is
cl.
nodebug
This keyword turns on or off the display of the full re‐
sponse packet, and any intermediate response packets, when
searching. The default for this keyword is nodebug; the
abbreviation for this keyword is [no]deb.
nod2 This keyword turns debugging mode on or off. This displays
more about what nslookup is doing. The default is nod2.
domain=name
This keyword sets the search list to name.
nosearch
If the lookup request contains at least one period, but
does not end with a trailing period, this keyword appends
the domain names in the domain search list to the request
until an answer is received. The default is search.
port=value
This keyword changes the default TCP/UDP name server port
to value from its default, port 53. The abbreviation for
this keyword is po.
querytype=value | type=value
This keyword changes the type of the information query to
value. The defaults are A and then AAAA; the abbreviations
for these keywords