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How to Clear the Local DNS Cache in Mac OS?

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Nilanchala Panigrahy 馃尡

You can flush your local DNS cache in Mac OS (up to El Capitan) from your Terminal by usinng followign steps

Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal

Type the following command and press Enter:

dscacheutil -flushcache

After that type the second command and press Enter:

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

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Nilanchala Panigrahy 馃尡

I'm a blogger, educator and a full stack developer. Mainly focused on Java, Spring and Micro-service architecture. I love to learn, code, make and break things.

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