$ which host
/usr/bin/host
$
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release:	20.04
Codename:	focal
$
$ dnsmasq --version
Dnsmasq version 2.80  Copyright (c) 2000-2018 Simon Kelley
Compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP conntrack ipset auth DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile

This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
Dnsmasq is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or 3.
$
$ echo 'localhost == dnsmasq DNS'
localhost == dnsmasq DNS
$
$ host -v myhost.mydomain.tld localhost
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
Using domain server:
Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Aliases:

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 54465
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;myhost.mydomain.tld.		IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
myhost.mydomain.tld.	0	IN	A	xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Received 49 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 0 ms
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
Host myhost.mydomain.tld not found: 5(REFUSED)
Received 33 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 0 ms
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
Host myhost.mydomain.tld not found: 5(REFUSED)
Received 33 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 0 ms
$
$
$
$
$ host -v myhost.mydomain.tld 1.1.1.1
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
Using domain server:
Name: 1.1.1.1
Address: 1.1.1.1#53
Aliases:

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5129
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;myhost.mydomain.tld.		IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
myhost.mydomain.tld.	376	IN	A	xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Received 64 bytes from 1.1.1.1#53 in 4 ms
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 55438
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;myhost.mydomain.tld.		IN	AAAA

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
lunk.in.		376	IN	SOA	ns67.domaincontrol.com. dns.jomax.net. 2020070102 28800 7200 604800 600

Received 111 bytes from 1.1.1.1#53 in 0 ms
Trying "myhost.mydomain.tld"
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 23061
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;myhost.mydomain.tld.		IN	MX

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
lunk.in.		376	IN	SOA	ns67.domaincontrol.com. dns.jomax.net. 2020070102 28800 7200 604800 600

Received 111 bytes from 1.1.1.1#53 in 4 ms
$
$ filter_out_comments_and_blank_lines /etc/dnsmasq.conf
domain-needed
bogus-priv
no-resolv
no-poll
interface=xxx
no-dhcp-interface=xxx
bind-interfaces
no-hosts
addn-hosts=/etc/dnsmasq_records
domain=myhost.mydomain.tld
$
$
$ alias filter_out_comments_and_blank_lines
alias filter_out_comments_and_blank_lines='awk '\''!/^ *#/ && NF'\'''
$