Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:58:56 +0100 From: Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> To: zhifeng hu <zf@ancientrocklab.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: May you please add alias for nslookup? Message-ID: <CADWvR2hiBE4faL=ms64ocHdGZ1R2aH7x4LJaobxPUZt8aF%2B2Jg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADWvR2jRmo6GVEwLwecPUTD_ufJ48zL-o0=_9zHGXvC4Yoko7Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <52DAE42E-7A58-4A38-9FF4-3DF51866057D@ancientrocklab.com> <CADWvR2jRmo6GVEwLwecPUTD_ufJ48zL-o0=_9zHGXvC4Yoko7Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12 October 2013 18:57, Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> wrote: > > > > On 12 October 2013 07:10, zhifeng hu <zf@ancientrocklab.com> wrote: > >> I am noticed that the nslookup will not appear by default in freebsd 10. >> but this is a very basic tools, we need it very much more than you think. >> would you please add alias for nslookup ? such as >> alias nslookup="host -v" >> >> NOT FORCE USER TO INSTALL dns/bind-tool >> >> It's not good for human use experiences. >> > > Hasn't nslookup been deprecated by ISC a long time ago?.. I remember a > long time ago when I installed ISC's bind &c that every time I ran nslookup > I got a massive notice stating that nslookup's been deprecated and I should > use dig instead.... > This is the message: Note: nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases. Consider using the 'dig' or 'host' programs instead. Run nslookup with the '-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing. -- Igor M.
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