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DIGGER-VALA(1) User Commands DIGGER-VALA(1)

NAME

digger-vala - Modern and feature-rich DNS lookup tool, a GUI for dig

SYNOPSIS

digger-vala

DESCRIPTION

Digger is a graphical DNS lookup tool built with GTK4 and libadwaita. It provides a clean, intuitive interface for querying DNS records, testing DNS servers, and analyzing domain information.

Key features include:

  • Advanced DNS Queries: Support for all major DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, SRV, PTR, etc.) with DNSSEC validation.
  • DNS Blacklist Checking: Check IP addresses against multiple RBL providers in parallel.
  • Performance Monitor: Real-time DNS latency visualization for major providers.
  • WHOIS Integration: Domain registration lookup with intelligent caching.
  • Server Comparison: Compare response times and results across multiple DNS servers.
  • Batch Lookup: Query multiple domains at once from CSV/TXT files.
  • Export Manager: Save results to JSON, CSV, text, or Zone file formats.
  • History & Favorites: Keep track of your queries and save important domains.
  • Secure DNS: DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support for Cloudflare, Google, and Quad9.
  • Modern Interface: Built with GTK4 and Libadwaita for a native GNOME feel, including smart autocomplete and clipboard integration.

SEE ALSO

dig(1), host(1), nslookup(1), whois(1)

Project homepage:

https://github.com/tobagin/digger

Flathub page:

https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tobagin.digger

BUGS

Report bugs and feature requests at:

https://github.com/tobagin/digger/issues

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by the Debian team for the Debian project.

COPYRIGHT

Digger was written by Thiago Fernandes (tobagin) and contributors.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

June 2026 digger 2.7.0