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version 1.12, 2000/03/04 22:19:27 version 1.13, 2000/03/14 14:58:26
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 .Op Fl h Ar host  .Op Fl h Ar host
 .Ar name Op Ar ...  .Ar name Op Ar ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm whois  .Nm
 looks up records in the databases maintained by several  looks up records in the databases maintained by several
 Network Information Centers  Network Information Centers
 .Pq Tn NICs Ns .  .Pq Tn NICs Ns .
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 .It Fl a  .It Fl a
 Use the American Registry for Internet Numbers  Use the American Registry for Internet Numbers
 .Pq Tn ARIN  .Pq Tn ARIN
 database.  It contains network numbers used in those parts of the world  database.
   It contains network numbers used in those parts of the world
 covered neither by  covered neither by
 .Tn APNIC nor by  .Tn APNIC nor by
 .Tn RIPE .  .Tn RIPE .
 .It Fl d  .It Fl d
 Use the (US Military) Defense Data Network  Use the (US Military) Defense Data Network
 .Pq Tn DDN  .Pq Tn DDN
 database.  It contains points of contact for subdomains of  database.
   It contains points of contact for subdomains of
 .Tn \&.MIL Ns .  .Tn \&.MIL Ns .
 .It Fl g  .It Fl g
 Use the US non-military federal government database, which contains points of  Use the US non-military federal government database, which contains points of
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 .It Fl i  .It Fl i
 Use the Network Solutions Registry for Internet Numbers  Use the Network Solutions Registry for Internet Numbers
 .Pq Tn InterNIC  .Pq Tn InterNIC
 database.  It contains network numbers and domain contact information  database.
 for most of  It contains network numbers and domain contact information for most of
 .Tn \&.COM ,  .Tn \&.COM ,
 .Tn \&.NET ,  .Tn \&.NET ,
 .Tn \&.ORG  .Tn \&.ORG
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 .It Fl p  .It Fl p
 Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center  Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center
 .Pq Tn APNIC  .Pq Tn APNIC
 database.  It contains network numbers used in East Asia, Australia,  database.
   It contains network numbers used in East Asia, Australia,
 New Zealand, and the Pacific islands.  New Zealand, and the Pacific islands.
 .It Fl q  .It Fl q
 Construct the name of a whois server to use from the top-level domain  Construct the name of a whois server to use from the top-level domain
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 This option is now the default.  This option is now the default.
 .Pp  .Pp
 .It Fl Q  .It Fl Q
 Do a quick lookup.  This means that  Do a quick lookup.
   This means that
 .Nm  .Nm
 will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoratative whois  will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoratative whois
 server (if one is listed) nor will it contact InterNic if a lookup  server (if one is listed) nor will it contact InterNic if a lookup
 fails.  This flag has no effect when combined with any other flag.  fails.
   This flag has no effect when combined with any other flag.
 .It Fl r  .It Fl r
 Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens  Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens
 .Pq Tn RIPE  .Pq Tn RIPE
 database.  It contains network numbers and domain contact information  database.
 for Europe.  It contains network numbers and domain contact information for Europe.
 .It Fl R  .It Fl R
 Use the Russia Network Information Center  Use the Russia Network Information Center
 .Pq Tn RIPN  .Pq Tn RIPN
 database.  It contains network numbers and domain contact information  database.
   It contains network numbers and domain contact information
 for subdomains of  for subdomains of
 .Tn \&.RU Ns .  .Tn \&.RU Ns .
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 The operands specified to  The operands specified to
 .Nm whois  .Nm
 are concatenated together (separated by whitespace) and presented to  are concatenated together (separated by whitespace) and presented to
 the  the
 .Nm whois  .Nm
 server.  server.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The default action, unless directed otherwise with a special  The default action, unless directed otherwise with a special
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 .Ar name  .Ar name
 operands have special meaning, and how to guide the search, use  operands have special meaning, and how to guide the search, use
 the special name  the special name
 .Dq Ar help .  .Dq help .
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 RFC 812: Nicname/Whois  RFC 812: Nicname/Whois
 .Sh HISTORY  .Sh HISTORY
 The  The
 .Nm whois  .Nm
 command appeared in  command appeared in
 .Bx 4.3 .  .Bx 4.3 .
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