Add List TXT DNS Records For A Domain as a Unix TIL

unix/list-txt-dns-records-for-a-domain.md

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+# List TXT DNS Records For A Domain
+
+The `dig` command can be used to list specifically the `TXT` DNS records for a
+domain using the `-t TXT` flag like so:
+
+```bash
+$ dig -t TXT visualmode.dev
+
+; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> -t TXT visualmode.dev
+;; global options: +cmd
+;; Got answer:
+;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41226
+;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
+
+;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
+; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
+;; QUESTION SECTION:
+;visualmode.dev.                        IN      TXT
+
+;; ANSWER SECTION:
+visualmode.dev.         377     IN      TXT     "v=spf1 include:_spf.mx.cloudflare.net ~all"
+visualmode.dev.         377     IN      TXT     "google-site-verification=MBZ2S2fhnh2gHRxFniRrYW-O6mdyimJDRFj-f
+vblwtk"
+
+;; Query time: 103 msec
+;; SERVER: fe80::7c4b:26ff:fe85:e164%6#53(fe80::7c4b:26ff:fe85:e164%6)
+;; WHEN: Tue Dec 03 12:49:38 CST 2024
+;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 179
+```
+
+This is still rather verbose though. With the `+short` option we can pare down
+the output to the values of any TXT records and nothing else.
+
+```bash
+$ dig -t TXT visualmode.dev +short
+"v=spf1 include:_spf.mx.cloudflare.net ~all"
+"google-site-verification=MBZ2S2fhnh2gHRxFniRrYW-O6mdyimJDRFj-fvblwtk"
+```
+
+Neat! Now I can see that [my domain is correctly identifying itself with Google
+Search Console](internet/verify-site-ownership-with-dns-record.md).
+
+[source](https://serverfault.com/a/148724)