Making DNS changes and wanting to force a flush on a Mac?
Here are the commands for the different mac versions:
| MacOS Version | Command |
|---|---|
| macOS 12 (Monterey) | sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| macOS 11 (Big Sur) | sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| macOS 10.12 (Sierra) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) | sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches |
| OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) | sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder |
| Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) | sudo dscacheutil -flushcache |
| Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) | sudo lookupd -flushcache |
| Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) | lookupd -flushcache |
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