Flushing DNS Cache In OS X (Panther Through Yosemite)
Flushing DNS Cache In OS X (Panther Through Yosemite)

Flushing DNS Cache In OS X (Panther Through Yosemite)

From time to time, when changing DNS configurations you will need to flush the local DNS cache on your computer. On a Mac, this can easily be done from the Terminal. Just run the following commands for your respective version of OS X…

El Capitan

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; say cache flushed

Yosemite (10.10)

sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache;sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches;say flushed

Mavericks (10.9)

dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Mountain Lion (10.8) and Lion (10.7)

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Snow Leopard 10.6 and Leopard 10.5

dscacheutil -flushcache

Tiger (10.4) and Panther (10.3)

lookupd -flushcache

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