diff -up bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/dighost.c.rh570851 bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/dighost.c
--- bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/dighost.c.rh570851	2014-01-06 13:49:25.230380554 +0100
+++ bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/dighost.c	2014-01-06 13:54:25.804839409 +0100
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ isc_boolean_t
 	showsearch = ISC_FALSE,
 	qr = ISC_FALSE,
 	is_dst_up = ISC_FALSE,
+	verbose = ISC_FALSE,
 	keep_open = ISC_FALSE;
 in_port_t port = 53;
 unsigned int timeout = 0;
@@ -1257,10 +1258,24 @@ setup_system(void) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (lwconf->resdebug) {
+		verbose = ISC_TRUE;
+		debug("verbose is on");
+	}
 	if (ndots == -1) {
 		ndots = lwconf->ndots;
 		debug("ndots is %d.", ndots);
 	}
+	if (lwconf->attempts) {
+		tries = lwconf->attempts + 1;
+		if (tries < 2)
+			tries = 2;
+		debug("tries is %d.", tries);
+	}
+	if (lwconf->timeout) {
+		timeout = lwconf->timeout;
+		debug("timeout is %d.", timeout);
+	}
 
 	/* If user doesn't specify server use nameservers from resolv.conf. */
 	if (ISC_LIST_EMPTY(server_list))
diff -up bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/host.c.rh570851 bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/host.c
--- bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/host.c.rh570851	2013-12-12 06:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/host.c	2014-01-06 13:49:25.241380571 +0100
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ parse_args(isc_boolean_t is_batchfile, i
 
 	lookup->servfail_stops = ISC_FALSE;
 	lookup->comments = ISC_FALSE;
+	short_form = !verbose;
 
 	while ((c = isc_commandline_parse(argc, argv, optstring)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
@@ -882,8 +883,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	result = isc_app_start();
 	check_result(result, "isc_app_start");
 	setup_libs();
-	parse_args(ISC_FALSE, argc, argv);
 	setup_system();
+	parse_args(ISC_FALSE, argc, argv);
 	result = isc_app_onrun(mctx, global_task, onrun_callback, NULL);
 	check_result(result, "isc_app_onrun");
 	isc_app_run();
diff -up bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h.rh570851 bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
--- bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h.rh570851	2013-12-12 06:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ bind-9.9.5b1/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h	2014-01-06 13:49:25.241380571 +0100
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ extern isc_boolean_t keep_open;
 extern char *progname;
 extern int tries;
 extern int fatalexit;
+extern isc_boolean_t verbose;
 #ifdef WITH_IDN
 extern int idnoptions;
 #endif
diff -up bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/include/lwres/lwres.h.rh570851 bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/include/lwres/lwres.h
--- bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/include/lwres/lwres.h.rh570851	2013-12-12 06:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/include/lwres/lwres.h	2014-01-06 13:49:25.241380571 +0100
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	lwres_uint8_t	resdebug;      /*%< non-zero if 'options debug' set */
 	lwres_uint8_t	ndots;	       /*%< set to n in 'options ndots:n' */
 	lwres_uint8_t	no_tld_query;  /*%< non-zero if 'options no_tld_query' */
+	lwres_int32_t	attempts;      /*%< set to n in 'options attempts:n' */
+	lwres_int32_t	timeout;       /*%< set to n in 'options timeout:n' */
 } lwres_conf_t;
 
 #define LWRES_ADDRTYPE_V4		0x00000001U	/*%< ipv4 */
diff -up bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/lwconfig.c.rh570851 bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/lwconfig.c
--- bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/lwconfig.c.rh570851	2013-12-12 06:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ bind-9.9.5b1/lib/lwres/lwconfig.c	2014-01-06 13:49:25.241380571 +0100
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ lwres_conf_init(lwres_context_t *ctx) {
 	confdata->resdebug = 0;
 	confdata->ndots = 1;
 	confdata->no_tld_query = 0;
+	confdata->attempts = 0;
+	confdata->timeout = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < LWRES_CONFMAXNAMESERVERS; i++)
 		lwres_resetaddr(&confdata->nameservers[i]);
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ lwres_conf_clear(lwres_context_t *ctx) {
 	confdata->resdebug = 0;
 	confdata->ndots = 1;
 	confdata->no_tld_query = 0;
+	confdata->attempts = 0;
+	confdata->timeout = 0;
 }
 
 static lwres_result_t
@@ -530,6 +534,8 @@ static lwres_result_t
 lwres_conf_parseoption(lwres_context_t *ctx,  FILE *fp) {
 	int delim;
 	long ndots;
+	long attempts;
+	long timeout;
 	char *p;
 	char word[LWRES_CONFMAXLINELEN];
 	lwres_conf_t *confdata;
@@ -546,6 +552,8 @@ lwres_conf_parseoption(lwres_context_t *
 			confdata->resdebug = 1;
 		} else if (strcmp("no_tld_query", word) == 0) {
 			confdata->no_tld_query = 1;
+		} else if (strcmp("debug", word) == 0) {
+			confdata->resdebug = 1;
 		} else if (strncmp("ndots:", word, 6) == 0) {
 			ndots = strtol(word + 6, &p, 10);
 			if (*p != '\0') /* Bad string. */
@@ -553,6 +561,18 @@ lwres_conf_parseoption(lwres_context_t *
 			if (ndots < 0 || ndots > 0xff) /* Out of range. */
 				return (LWRES_R_FAILURE);
 			confdata->ndots = (lwres_uint8_t)ndots;
+		} else if (strncmp("timeout:", word, 8) == 0) {
+			timeout = strtol(word + 8, &p, 10);
+			if (*p != '\0') /* Bad string. */
+				return (LWRES_R_FAILURE);
+			confdata->timeout = (lwres_int32_t)timeout;
+		} else if (strncmp("attempts:", word, 9) == 0) {
+			attempts = strtol(word + 9, &p, 10);
+			if (*p != '\0') /* Bad string. */
+				return (LWRES_R_FAILURE);
+			if (attempts < 0) /* Out of range. */
+				return (LWRES_R_FAILURE);
+			confdata->attempts = (lwres_int32_t)attempts;
 		}
 
 		if (delim == EOF || delim == '\n')
@@ -717,6 +737,12 @@ lwres_conf_print(lwres_context_t *ctx, F
 	if (confdata->no_tld_query)
 		fprintf(fp, "options no_tld_query\n");
 
+	if (confdata->attempts)
+		fprintf(fp, "options attempts:%d\n", confdata->attempts);
+
+	if (confdata->timeout)
+		fprintf(fp, "options timeout:%d\n", confdata->timeout);
+
 	return (LWRES_R_SUCCESS);
 }