Linux Terminal dig example -d

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I am really having trouble making a post and this question is nowhere asked on the internet and i need to know if it is harmful so i can correct my mistake. I ran the following command in the Linux Terminal "dig example.gov -d". This started copying and deleting files as well as clearing logs.

Is this a harmful command and what does it do? I feel like it might be a diagnostic

Thanks to both of you, that was the worst mistype i could ever do when i typed (-d)! made me panic — Pieter Smith, Apr 19 '13 at 11:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '13 at 11:41

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The output you get are debugging (-d) messages. They are harmless and are used to tell what the program is doing.

answered Apr 19 '13 at 11:41

Sven

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '13 at 11:42

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What Linux flavour do you have? dig usually does DNS lookups, and the "-d" flag is probably for debugging, so it should NOT delete files/clear logs.

answered Apr 19 '13 at 11:42

Adizere

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Linux Terminal dig example -d

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