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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: dns-interface
Arg: <interface>
Help: Interface to use for DNS requests
Protocols: DNS
Added: 7.33.0
Requires: c-ares
Category: dns
Multi: single
See-also:
  - dns-ipv4-addr
  - dns-ipv6-addr
Example:
  - --dns-interface eth0 $URL
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# `--dns-interface`

Tell curl to send outgoing DNS requests through <interface>. This option is a
counterpart to --interface (which does not affect DNS). The supplied string
must be an interface name (not an address).