1 set

  Change the options that affect lookup operations.

  The current options are displayed with `set all' or `set ALL'.

  FORMAT:
   set keyword[=value]

  OPTIONS:
   all, debug, d2, defname, recurse, vc, domain, search, srchlist,
   root, retry, timeout, querytype, type, class, ignoretc

2 all

  Displays the current values of the nslookup options and
  information about the current default server.

  set ALL also prints the server state information.

  FORMAT:
   set all  or  set ALL

2 debug

  Turns on debugging mode.  Verbose information is printed
  about the packet sent to the server and the resulting answer.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]debug

  DEFAULT:
   set nodebug

2 d2

  Turns on exhaustive debugging mode.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]d2

  DEFAULT:
   set nod2

2 defname

  Appends the default domain name to every lookup.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]defname

  DEFAULT:
   set nodefname

2 recurse

  Tells the BIND/Hesiod server to query other servers if it
  does not have the information.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]recurse

  DEFAULT:
   set recurse

2 vc

  Uses a TCP connection when sending requests to the server.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]vc

  DEFAULT:
   set novc

2 domain

  Changes the default domain to the domain name specified.
  The default domain name is appended to all lookup
  requests if the defname option is set.

  FORMAT:
   set domain=name

  DEFAULT:
   set domain=<domain of the current node>

2 search

  If a lookup request contains at least one period but doesn't
  end with a trailing period, append the domain manes in the
  domain search list until an answer is received.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]search

  DEFAULT:
   set search

2 srchlist

  Changes the set of domains that are searched if a name is
  not found in the default domain.

  FORMAT:
   set srchlist=N1[/N2[/N3[/N4[/N5[/N6]]]]]

  The default search list is the domain of the current node, and
  up to two successive parent domains up to the root.

2 root

  Changes the name of the root server to the host name
  specified.  This affects the root command.

  FORMAT:
   set root=host

  DEFAULT:
   set root=ns.nic.ddn.mil

2 retry

  Sets the number of retries to the number specified.
  If a reply to a request is not received within a certain
  amount of time (changed with set timeout), the request is
  resent. The retry value controls how many times a request
  is to be resent before giving up.

  FORMAT:
   set retry=number

  DEFAULT:
   set retry=2

2 timeout

  Changes the time-out interval for waiting for a reply to
  the number specified (in seconds).

  FORMAT:
   set timeout=number

  DEFAULT:
   set timeout=10

2 querytype

  Changes the type of information returned from a query.

  FORMAT:
   set querytype=value

  Allowed values are:

       ANY       Matches any type

       A         Internet address

       AAAA      IPv6 internet address

       CNAME     Canonical name for an alias

       HINFO     Host information

       MX        Mail routing information

       PX        X.400 mail mapping

       NAPTR     Naming authority pointer

       NS        Authoritative name server

       NSAP      NSAP address

       PTR       Domain name pointer

       SOA       Start of authority zone

       SRV       Server Selection

       TXT       Text strings

       WKS       A well known service

  DEFAULT:
   set querytype=A

2 type

  A synonym for querytype.

2 class

  Changes the class of information returned from a query.

  FORMAT:
   set class=value

  Allowed values are:

       IN        Internet

       HS        Hesiod

       ANY       any

  DEFAULT:
   set class=IN

2 ignoretc

  Ignore packet truncation errors.

  FORMAT:
   set [no]ignoretc

  DEFAULT:
   set noignoretc