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version 1.7, 1999/10/04 16:44:09

version 1.8, 1999/11/15 01:46:41

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.Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service

.Sh SYNOPSIS

.Nm whois

.Op Fl adpr

.Op Fl adgiprR

.Op Fl h Ar host

.Ar name Op Ar ...

.Sh DESCRIPTION

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.Pq Tn DDN

database. It contains points of contact for subdomains of

.Tn \&.MIL Ns .

.It Fl g

Use the US non-military federal government database, which contains points of

contact for subdomains of

.Tn \&.GOV Ns .

.It Fl h Ar host

Use the specified host instead of the default NIC

(whois.internic.net).

(whois.crsnic.net).

Either a host name or an IP address may be specified.

.It Fl i

Use the Network Solutions Registry for Internet Numbers

.Pq Tn InterNIC

database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information

for most of

.Tn \&.COM ,

.Tn \&.NET ,

.Tn \&.ORG

and

.Tn \&.EDU

domains.

.It Fl m

Use the Route Arbiter Database

.Pq Tn RADB

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.Pq Tn RIPE

database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information

for Europe.

.It Fl R

Use the Russia Network Information Center

.Pq Tn RIPN

database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information

for subdomains of

.Tn \&.RU Ns .

.El

.Pp

The operands specified to