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.Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service |
.Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Nm whois |
.Nm whois |
.Op Fl 6AadgilmQRr |
.Op Fl AadgilmQRr |
.Oo |
.Oo |
.Fl c Ar country-code | Fl h Ar host |
.Fl c Ar country-code | Fl h Ar host |
.Oc |
.Oc |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Fl 6 |
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Use the IPv6 Resource Center |
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.Pq Tn 6bone |
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database. |
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It contains network names and addresses for the IPv6 network. |
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.It Fl A |
.It Fl A |
Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center |
Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center |
.Pq Tn APNIC |
.Pq Tn APNIC |
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but other |
but other |
.Tn TLDs |
.Tn TLDs |
can be queried by using a similar syntax.) |
can be queried by using a similar syntax.) |
.Pp |
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The following example demonstrates how to obtain information about an |
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.Tn IPv6 |
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address or hostname using the |
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.Fl 6 |
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option, which directs the query to |
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.Tn 6bone . |
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.Pp |
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.Dl "whois -6 IPv6-IP-Address" |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The following example demonstrates how to query |
The following example demonstrates how to query |
a whois server using a non-standard port, where |
a whois server using a non-standard port, where |