---
name: "blaeu-resolve"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "blaeu"
version: "2.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/blaeu-resolve"
---

# blaeu-resolve(1)

Use the DNS to resolve the name

## NAME

Blaeu - Use the DNS to resolve the name

## SYNOPSIS

**blaeu-resolve** *domain-name*

## DESCRIPTION

### General options are:

**--verbose** or **-v** : makes the program more talkative

**--help** or **-h** : this message

**--displayprobes** or **-o** : display the probes numbers (WARNING: big lists)

**--displayprobeasns** : display the (unique) probe ASNumbers (currently only for blaeu-resolve)

**--cache-probes=**\<file.json\> : cache probe data

**--country**=*2LETTERSCODE* or **-c** 2LETTERSCODE : limits the measurements to one country (default is world-wide)

**--area**=*AREACODE* or **-a** AREACODE : limits the measurements to one area such as North-Central (default is world-wide)

**--asn**=*ASnumber* or **-n** ASnumber : limits the measurements to one AS (default is all ASes)

**--prefix**=*IPprefix* or **-f** IPprefix : limits the measurements to one IP prefix (default is all prefixes) WARNING: it must be an \*exact\* prefix in the global routing table

**--probes**=*N* or **-s** N : selects the probes by giving explicit ID (one ID or a comma-separated list)

**--requested**=*N* or **-r** N : requests N probes (default is 5)

**--percentage**=*X* or **-p** X : stops the program as soon as X % of the probes reported a result (default is 90 %)

**--measurement-ID**=*N* or **-m** N : do not start a measurement, just analyze a former one

**--old-measurement** MSMID or **-g** MSMID : uses the probes of measurement MSMID

**--include** TAGS or **-i** TAGS : limits the measurements to probes with these tags (a comma-separated list)

**--exclude** TAGS or **-e** TAGS : excludes from measurements the probes with these tags (a comma-separated list)

**--port**=*N* or **-t** N : destination port for TCP (default is 80)

**--size**=*N* or **-z** N : number of bytes in the packet (default is 64 bytes)

**--ipv4** or **-4** : uses IPv4 (default is IPv6, except if the parameter or option is an IP address, then it is automatically found)

**--tags** TAGS : tag the measurement (no relationship with probes tags) (a comma-separated list)

**--spread** or **-w** : spreads the tests (add a delay before the tests)

**--private** : makes the measurement private

**--resolve-on-probe** : resolve names with the probe's DNS resolver

**--machine-readable** or **-b** : machine-readable output, to be consumed by tools like grep or cut

### Also:

**--displayresolvers** or **-l** : display the resolvers IP addresses (WARNING: big lists)

**--norecursive** or **-Z** : asks the resolver to NOT recurse (default is to recurse, note **--norecursive** works ONLY if asking a specific resolver, not with the default one)

**--dnssec** or **-D** : asks the resolver the DNSSEC records

**--nsid** : asks the resolver with NSID (name server identification)

**--ede** : displays EDE (Extended DNS Errors)

**--ednssize**=*N* or **-B** N : asks for EDNS with the "payload size" option (default is very old DNS, without EDNS)

**--tcp**: uses TCP (default is UDP)

**--tls**: uses TLS (implies TCP)

**--checkingdisabled** or **-k** : asks the resolver to NOT perform DNSSEC validation

**--displayvalidation** or **-j** : displays the DNSSEC validation status

**--displayrtt** : displays the average RTT

**--authority** : displays the Authority section of the answer

**--additional** : displays the Additional section of the answer

**--sort** or **-S** : sort the result sets

**--type** or **-q** : query type (default is AAAA)

**--class** : query class (default is IN)

**--severalperprobe** : count all the resolvers of each probe (default is to count only the first to reply)

**--nameserver**=*name\_or\_IPaddr\[*,...\] or **-x** name\_or\_IPaddr : query this name server (default is to query the probe's resolver)

**--probe\_id** : prepend probe ID (and timestamp) to the domain name (default is to abstain)

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Blaeu** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **Blaeu** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info Blaeu**

should give you access to the complete manual.