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.TH HOST 1 "2009-08-18" "host v0.0" "host"
.if n .ad l
.nh

.SH "NAME"

host \- look up hostnames or IPs

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

\fBhost\fR [\fB-46r\fR] \fIhost\fR

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fBhost\fR looks up \fIhost\fR (hostname or IP address) and returns the results,
one item per line.
That is, it will either perform a DNS or RDNS lookup, depending on the input.

.SS "OPTIONS"

.IP "\fB-4\fR"
Only perfom IPv4 lookups
.IP "\fB-6\fR"
Only perform IPv6 lookups
.IP "\fB-r\fR"
Always print the RDNS