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If the colons make you sad, don't worry, the addresses are represented with dots in some places. For example, DNS:

    $ dig -x 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fe93:50b0

    ; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3ubuntu0.7-Ubuntu <<>> -x 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fe93:50b0
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 40052
    ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;0.b.0.5.3.9.e.f.f.f.1.9.c.3.0.f.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.3.0.c.3.0.0.6.2.ip6.arpa. IN PTR

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    0.b.0.5.3.9.e.f.f.f.1.9.c.3.0.f.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.3.0.c.3.0.0.6.2.ip6.arpa. 18272 IN PTR itchy.jrock.us.

    ;; Query time: 0 msec
    ;; SERVER: 127.0.1.1#53(127.0.1.1)
    ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 19 22:34:49 EST 2016
    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 118



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