.\" (C) Copyright 2016 Ana Custura <ana@netstat.org.uk>
.TH DNSEVAL "1" "December 3 2016" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
dnseval: \-  bulk ping utility that sends an arbitrary DNS query to a list of DNS servers
.SH DESCRIPTION
dnseval is a bulk ping utility that sends an arbitrary DNS query to a given list of DNS servers. This script is meant for comparing response time of multiple DNS servers at once
.SH USAGE
usage: dnseval [\-h] [\-f server\-list] [\-c count] [\-t type] [\-w wait] hostname
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR  \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help
.TP
\fB\-f\fR  \fB\-\-file\fR
dns server list to use (default: system resolvers)
.TP
\fB\-c\fR  \fB\-\-count\fR
number of requests to send (default: 10)
.TP
\fB\-w\fR  \fB\-\-wait\fR
maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR  \fB\-\-type\fR
DNS request record type (default: A)
.TP
\fB\-h\fR  \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help
.TP
\fB\-f\fR  \fB\-\-file\fR
dns server list to use (default: system resolvers)
.TP
\fB\-c\fR  \fB\-\-count\fR
number of requests to send (default: 10)
.TP
\fB\-w\fR  \fB\-\-wait\fR
maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR  \fB\-\-type\fR
DNS request record type (default: A)
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for dnseval can be found at https://dnsdiag.org/