Unix command "host" - is there Windows equivalent?

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I am on a Windows 7 machine and I was instructed to use the Unix command "host" as per this article:

https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/custom-domains

however, host is not a valid command with Windows and even with bash on Windows I could find host installed.

Is there a Windows equivalent to "host"?

score 49 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '14 at 05:36

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This question is more suited to Super User, but the command you're looking for is nslookup. Both are (at their most basic) used to look up IP addresses for hostnames. You can run cmd and do nslookup hostname the same way you'd do host hostname. If you need something other than the IP address, the command-line arguments will differ. Run nslookup with no arguments and type help at the prompt for details.

answered Feb 03 '14 at 05:36

Jim Stewart

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@Shane Baker's answer contains a powershell command that returns all aliases and not just one as nslookup most of the times – Dominik Jun 06 '18 at 09:57

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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Although you will be able to find the DNS resolution using nslooukup, there is no direct equivalent to the host command in Windows. There is a similar question on Super User.

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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answered Oct 19 '16 at 10:27

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 08 '18 at 16:29

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Old thread, but I hit it doing Google searches. There is no built in but if you add this to your profile.ps1 it'll do what you want.

function host {
param ($ip)
$ErrorActionPreference='stop'
$answer=Resolve-DnsName $ip
if ($answer[0].IPAddress -eq $null)
{
    echo "$($answer.Name[0]) has address $($answer.namehost[0])"
}
else
{
    echo "$($answer.Name[0]) has address $($answer.Ipaddress[0])"
}
}

answered Feb 08 '18 at 16:29

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Note that this is a PowerShell command. Also, the code above only returns the first record found. – JamesQMurphy May 15 '20 at 16:47

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 11 '20 at 17:19

Use the command "Nslookup" followed by your business domain to look up its server's IP address. If the server has multiple IP addresses associated with the name, the command will list all of them. As an example, you might enter "nslookup google.com" to find a list of Google's IP addresses.

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 21 '20 at 11:46

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Use ping -a to replicate the host command.

answered Sep 21 '20 at 11:46

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Unix command "host" - is there Windows equivalent?

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