On 24 Apr 2014 16:10, "Robert Moskowitz" <rgm@htt-consult.com> wrote:
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> Is there a command line that will 'just use' getaddrinfo taking a fqdn as input and return the results?  My attempt to find such has come up empty; my search foo is typically weak...
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getent hosts <hostname>

That should use the standard glibc (system) resolver with a getaddrinfo call if memory serves.