When querying for records, ask the
nameserver non-recursively, instead of going through the full
resolver logic. This parameter is useful when you know that the
default name server (or the supplied specific nameserver) can
respond correctly, which it typically only would if it is
responsible for the zone.
The original motivation for the -n parameter was to improve
speed when asking parents for NS records on
delegated zones, which would make the server recursively ask the
child servers.