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da-rod/rdns

CLI tool to perform reverse DNS queries.

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rdns

Simple CLI tool to query PTR records of IP addresses and/or CIDRs.
Handy when performing network investigations ;)

Installation

$ go install github.com/da-rod/rdns/v2@latest

Usage

$ rdns -h

Notes:

  • Filters input (comments, empty lines, invalid entries, ...)
  • "Short" IP ranges like x.y.z are OK and treated as x.y.z.0/24
  • Handles defanged entries (eg: a[.]b[.]c[.]d) automatically

Examples

From command-line argument:

$ rdns 140.82.112.32/29
140.82.112.32 [in-10.smtp.github.com.]
140.82.112.33 [lb-140-82-112-33-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.34 [lb-140-82-112-34-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.35 [lb-140-82-112-35-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.36 [lb-140-82-112-36-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.37 [lb-140-82-112-37-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.38 [lb-140-82-112-38-iad.github.com.]
140.82.112.39 []

From stdin:

$ cat /tmp/ips.txt | rdns
216.58.204.0 [lhr48s21-in-f0.1e100.net.]
216.58.204.1 [lhr35s07-in-f1.1e100.net.]
216.58.204.2 [lcwawa-ad-in-f2.1e100.net.]
216.58.204.3 [lcwawa-ad-in-f3.1e100.net.]
[...]

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Contributors

DA
GNU General Public License v3.0
Created May 14, 2020
Updated March 12, 2026