1. xmpp-dns(1)
  3. xmpp-dns(1)

NAME

xmpp-dns - A CLI tool to check XMPP SRV records.

SYNOPSIS

xmpp-dns [-46cfstv] [--client-dtls value] [--client-stls value] [--dot] [--force-fallback] [--help] [--no-color] [--resolver value] [--server-dtls value] [--server-stls value] [--timeout value] [--tls-version value] [--version] xmpp-server

DESCRIPTION

A little CLI tool to check SRV records for XMPP. Beside showing the records it can also try to connect to the server and also test StartTLS and direct TLS.

OPTIONS

-4
Resolve IPv4.
-6
Resolve IPv6.
-c, --client
Show client SRV records.
--client-dtls=[value]
Add an arbitrary target for C2S with direct TLS in the form domain:port. Can be invoked several times.
--client-stls=[value]
Add an arbitrary target for C2S with StartTLS in the form domain:port. Can be invoked several times.
--dot
Use DoT, see also --resolver.
-f, --fallback
Check fallback (standard ports on A/AAAA records) if no SRV records are provided.
--force-fallback
Additionally heck fallback (standard ports on A/AAAA records) even if SRV records are provided.
--help
Show help.
--no-color
Don't colorize output.
--resolver
Custom resolver e.g. "1.1.1.1" for common DNS or "5.1.66.255#dot.ffmuc.net" for usage with "--dot".
-s, --server
Show server SRV records.
--server-dtls=[value]
Add an arbitrary target for S2S with direct TLS in the form domain:port. Can be invoked several times.
--server-stls=[value]
Add an arbitrary target for S2S with StartTLS in the form domain:port. Can be invoked several times.
-t
Test connection and certificates.
--timeout=[value]
Connection timeout in seconds. Default: 60.
--tls-version=[value]
Minimal TLS version. 10 (TSLv1.0), 11 (TLSv1.1), 12 (TLSv1.2) or 13 (TLSv1.3). Default: 12.
-v
Resolve IPs.
--version
Show version information.

SHELL COMPLETION

ZSH

There are no shell completions yet (contributions welcome) but for zsh it is possible to automatically create completions from --help which might work good enough.

Just place the following in your ~/.zshrc or ~/.zshrc.local:

compdef _gnu_generic xmpp-dns

FISH

There are no shell completions yet, but FISH can generate them from the man page with following command:

fish_update_completions

CHAT

There is no dedicated chat for xmpp-dns, but feel free to join https://join.jabber.network/#go-sendxmpp@chat.mdosch.de?join.

AUTHOR

Written by Martin Dosch.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at https://salsa.debian.org/mdosch/xmpp-dns/issues.

Copyright (c) Martin Dosch License: BSD-2-clause License

  2. January 2026
  3. xmpp-dns(1)