Commands: (identifiers are shown in uppercase, [] means optional)
NAME - print info about the host/domain NAME using default
server
NAME1 NAME2 - as above, but use NAME2 as server
help or ? - print info on common commands
set OPTION - set an option
all - print options, current server and host
[no]debug - print debugging information
[no]d2 - print exhaustive debugging information
[no]defname - append domain name to each query
[no]recurse - ask for recursive answer to query
[no]search - use domain search list
[no]vc - always use a virtual circuit
domain=NAME - set default domain name to NAME
srchlist=N1[/N2/.../N6] - set domain to N1 and search list to N1, N2,
and so on
root=NAME - set root server to NAME
retry=X - set number of retries to X
timeout=X - set initial time-out interval to X seconds
type=X - set query type (for example, A, ANY, CNAME, MX,
NS, PTR, SOA, SRV)
querytype=X - same as type
class=X - set query class (for example, IN (Internet), ANY)
[no]msxfr - use MS fast zone transfer
ixfrver=X - current version to use in IXFR transfer request
server NAME - set default server to NAME, using current default server
lserver NAME - set default server to NAME, using initial server
finger [USER] - finger the optional NAME at the current default host
root - set current default server to the root
ls [opt] DOMAIN [> FILE] - list addresses in DOMAIN (optional: output to
FILE)
-a - list canonical names and aliases
-d - list all records
-t TYPE - list records of the given type (for example, A, CNAME,
MX, NS, PTR, and so on)
view FILE - sort an 'ls' output file and view it with pg
exit - exit the program
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;200525
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