# Install dug with Homebrew Global DNS propagation checker that gives pretty output. Version 0.0.100 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dug ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dug ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dug - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.100 - **Source summary:** Global DNS propagation checker that gives pretty output - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dug (cli) - dug (alias) ## Dependencies - dotnet ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.100 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/unfrl/dug - Upstream latest detected: 0.0.100 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage dug is a .NET CLI for checking DNS propagation from multiple resolvers and presenting the results in pretty or machine-readable formats. It is a niche networking tool aimed at the moment after DNS changes, when operators want to see how records look around the world. ### Project history The public release history visible on GitHub starts in January 2021. The README states that the GitHub repository is a mirror of the primary Unfrl repository and marks the project as unmaintained, while still documenting usage, localization, packaging, Docker images, and .NET development. The tool's stated goal is to make DNS propagation checks easy, with templated output for scripts and monitoring. Release activity continued through 2024, ending at least publicly with the 0.0.94 release in October 2024. ### Adoption history dug's adoption appears narrow but real: its README documents Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux, AUR availability, Docker images, and platform binaries. The Homebrew formula keeps it visible to users who want a DNS propagation checker without manually downloading .NET binaries. ### How it is used Typical use is running dug against a domain after changing DNS records, optionally selecting record type, choosing server counts, or emitting JSON and templated fields for scripts. This makes it closer to a propagation dashboard in a terminal than to a direct dig replacement. ### Why package nerds care dug is package-nerd interesting because it packages a web-style DNS propagation checker as a local CLI. It also shows a less common Homebrew shape: a .NET single-file networking utility with internationalized output and scripted JSON modes. ### Timeline - 2021: 0.0.60 release appears in the public GitHub release history. - 2022: 0.0.90 released after many small 0.0.x increments. - 2023: 0.0.92 released. - 2024: 0.0.94 appears in the public GitHub release history. ### Related projects - dig, drill, and dog are related DNS CLIs, but dug focuses on propagation checks across resolvers. - Web DNS propagation checkers are the closest product-style comparison; dug brings that workflow into the terminal. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dug - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [dotnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [c-ares](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c-ares/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [chinadns-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chinadns-c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [ddclient](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddclient/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [knot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/knot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [knot-resolver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/knot-resolver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [ldns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ldns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [nextdns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nextdns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [technitium-dns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/technitium-dns/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, dns, dotnet, networking. - [zns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zns/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, dns, networking, output. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dug.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dug.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph