test $# = 1|| exec echo usage: $0 query # requirements: sed, wc, xxd, openssl, ldns, drill # reference: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8484#section-4.1 a=$(drill -q /dev/stdout $1 |sed '1,2d;s/;.*//;s/ //g'|xxd -p -r|wc -m);