dig +short TXT _acme-challenge.example.com

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dig +short TXT _acme-challenge.example.com

Check the ACME DNS challenge TXT record

Verifies that the TXT record a DNS-01 certificate challenge requires is published and correct. Compare the value against what certbot or your CA asked you to create. An empty result means propagation has not finished or the record name is wrong.
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