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Check TXT and CNAME records for your Domain

Inspect domain TXT and CNAME DNS records from terminal: run dig +short CNAME example.com, nslookup -type=TXT, and verify SPF/DKIM verification entries.

By lynxbeedev · January 23, 2022 · Updated August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Linux Software Development Linux Commands Command Line Tools

Verifying TXT domain validation records (SPF, DKIM, Google Site Verification) and CNAME alias records is executed from the Linux command line using dig or nslookup.

dig DNS Lookup Commands

Terminal Commandsbash

# Query TXT records (SPF, DKIM, verification tokens)
dig +short TXT lynxbee.com
 
# Query CNAME domain alias record
dig +short CNAME blog.lynxbee.com

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dig DNS Lookup Commands

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