This Bash script prompts the user to input a DNS name, and then uses the dig command to retrieve and display the corresponding IP address

dns_to_ip.bash

#!/bin/bash

tput clear
echo
echo "********************* Hello $USER! *********************"
echo
echo "Please paste DNS name that you want to convert into IP:"
read A
echo
echo "IP of $A is: `dig $A | awk '/^;; ANSWER SECTION:$/ { getline ; print $5 }'`"
echo
exit 0