check-a-record

README

check-a-record

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This is a command line utility for checking if a host resolves to one or more DNS A Record(s). If at least one A record exists for a given host, check-a-record will print the IPs that the host resolves to and exit with return code 0. Otherwise, check-a-record prints an error message and exits with return code 1.

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Dependencies

The following should be installed on your local machine

• Golang (>= 1.8)

If using homebrew, these can be installed with:

brew install go

Installation

go get github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/check-a-record

Usage

The check-a-record command can be invoked on the command line and will display it's usage.

usage: check-a-record <host>

Running Tests

The acceptance tests run inside of a docker container to allow a DNS server to be run on port 53. To run the tests:

./scripts/test