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.TH s/qmail: dnscname 8
.SH NAME
dnscname
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dnscname 
.I fqdn
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dnscame
takes the given
.I fqdn
for a host and employs an one-stage
.I CNAME 
DNS lookup for
.IR fqdn .
The retrieved DNS name could instead be an alias,
rather than a \fIcanonical name\fR.
Use
.B dnsfq 
to evaluate the entire 
.I CNAME
chain.
.SH "EXIT CODES"
.B dnscname
return 
.I 0
on success,
.I 1 
in case no CNAME was found, and
.I 111
in case of memory errors.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
dnsfq(8),
dnsmxip(8),
dnsptr(8),
dnstxt(8).