=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1,v retrieving revision 1.12 retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13 --- src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 2000/03/04 22:19:27 1.12 +++ src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 2000/03/14 14:58:26 1.13 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.12 2000/03/04 22:19:27 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.13 2000/03/14 14:58:26 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: whois.1,v 1.5 1995/08/31 21:51:32 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1990, 1993 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ .Op Fl h Ar host .Ar name Op Ar ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm whois +.Nm looks up records in the databases maintained by several Network Information Centers .Pq Tn NICs Ns . @@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ .It Fl a Use the American Registry for Internet Numbers .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 .Tn APNIC nor by .Tn RIPE . .It Fl d Use the (US Military) Defense Data Network .Pq Tn DDN -database. It contains points of contact for subdomains of +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 @@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ .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 +database. +It contains network numbers and domain contact information for most of .Tn \&.COM , .Tn \&.NET , .Tn \&.ORG @@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ .It Fl p Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center .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. .It Fl q Construct the name of a whois server to use from the top-level domain @@ -113,29 +116,32 @@ This option is now the default. .Pp .It Fl Q -Do a quick lookup. This means that +Do a quick lookup. +This means that .Nm will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoratative whois 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 Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens .Pq Tn RIPE -database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information -for Europe. +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 +database. +It contains network numbers and domain contact information for subdomains of .Tn \&.RU Ns . .El .Pp The operands specified to -.Nm whois +.Nm are concatenated together (separated by whitespace) and presented to the -.Nm whois +.Nm server. .Pp The default action, unless directed otherwise with a special @@ -148,11 +154,11 @@ .Ar name operands have special meaning, and how to guide the search, use the special name -.Dq Ar help . +.Dq help . .Sh SEE ALSO RFC 812: Nicname/Whois .Sh HISTORY The -.Nm whois +.Nm command appeared in .Bx 4.3 .