=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1,v retrieving revision 1.7 retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8 --- src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 1999/10/04 16:44:09 1.7 +++ src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 1999/11/15 01:46:41 1.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.7 1999/10/04 16:44:09 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.8 1999/11/15 01:46:41 millert Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: whois.1,v 1.5 1995/08/31 21:51:32 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1990, 1993 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ .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 @@ -65,10 +65,25 @@ .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 @@ -100,6 +115,12 @@ .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