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<h1><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="NAME"
>NAME</a></h1>

<p>whois -- Internet domain name and network number directory service</p>

<h1><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="SYNOPSIS"
>SYNOPSIS</a></h1>

<p>whois [-iadprg6] [-\?] [-h host] name [...]</p>

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name="DESCRIPTION"
>DESCRIPTION</a></h1>

<p>whois looks up records in the databases maintained by several Network Information Centers (NICs).</p>

<h2><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="OPTIONS"
>OPTIONS</a></h2>

<p>The options are as follows:</p>

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<dt><a name="-i"
><b>-i</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the InterNIC Registry,
this is also the default.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-a"
><b>-a</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) database.
It contains network numbers used in those parts of the world covered neither by APNIC nor by RIPE.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-d"
><b>-d</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the (US Military) Defense Data Network (DDN) database.
It contains points of contact for subdomains of .MIL.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-p"
><b>-p</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) database.
It contains network numbers used in East Asia,
Australia,
New Zealand,
and the Pacific islands.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-r"
><b>-r</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the R&#39;eseaux IP Europ&#39;eens (RIPE) database.
It contains net- work numbers and domain contact information for Europe.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-g"
><b>-g</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the Government-Wide Registration Service.
A whois interface for finding domains ending in .GOV and .FED.US</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-6"
><b>-6</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the 6bone registry that is developed,
maintained and operated by David Kessens of Qwest.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-h_host"
><b>-h</b> <i>host</i></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>Use the specified host instead of the default NIC (whois.internic.net).
Either a host name or an IP address may be specified.</dd><p class="pad"></p>

<dt><a name="-\?"
><b>-\?</b></a></dt><p class="pad"></p>

<dd>View the usage of <i>whois</i>.</dd><p class="pad"></p>
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name="ENVIRONMENT"
>ENVIRONMENT</a></h1>

<p>The working of <b>whois</b> is not influenced by any environment variables.</p>

<h1><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="BUGS"
>BUGS</a></h1>

<p><i>whois</i> has no known bugs,
however I am sure there may be.</p>

<br>
<pre>&lt;joke&gt; This is 100ertified virus and bug free code. &lt;/joke&gt;</pre>


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>REVISION HISTORY</a></h1>

<pre lang='und' xml:lang='und'>    $Log: whois.tweton.html,v $
<pre lang='und' xml:lang='und'>    Revision 1.3  2004/08/05 14:24:41  cwest
<pre lang='und' xml:lang='und'>    cleanup, new version number on website
<pre lang='und' xml:lang='und'>
    Revision 1.1  2004/07/23 20:10:21  cwest
    initial import

    Revision 1.0  1999/03/04 15:19:03  Casey Tweten
    Initial revision</pre>

<h1><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="AUTHOR"
>AUTHOR</a></h1>

<p>The Perl implementation of <i>whois</i> was written by Casey Tweten, <i>crt@highvision.com</i>.</p>

<h1><a class='u' href='#___top' title='click to go to top of document'
name="COPYRIGHT_and_LICENSE"
>COPYRIGHT and LICENSE</a></h1>

<p>This program is copyright by Casey Tweten 1999.</p>

<p>This program is free and open software. You may use, modify, distribute and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish, provided you do not restrict others to do the same.</p>

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