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authorfanf <fanf@FreeBSD.org>2015-05-14 11:37:36 +0000
committerfanf <fanf@FreeBSD.org>2015-05-14 11:37:36 +0000
commit2f34b1414eb88c8e61d9920831feab23f1075672 (patch)
treeceae83fd1c0fade611ca87ec40525e8af9afa6e3 /usr.bin/whois
parent468f92a106df831786217c2f0af90985088f56fb (diff)
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whois: add an option to query the PeeringDB
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/whois')
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/whois/whois.14
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/whois/whois.c8
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
index ffeadfa..a9ed50a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
+++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ Connect to the whois server on
If this option is not specified,
.Nm
defaults to port 43.
+.It Fl P
+Use the PeeringDB database of AS numbers.
+It contains details about presence at internet peering points
+for many network operators.
.It Fl Q
Do a quick lookup.
This means that
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
index 87e48d5..6ad8826 100644
--- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
+++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
#define LNICHOST "whois.lacnic.net"
#define MNICHOST "whois.ra.net"
#define NICHOST "whois.crsnic.net"
+#define PDBHOST "whois.peeringdb.com"
#define PNICHOST "whois.apnic.net"
#define QNICHOST_HEAD "whois.nic."
#define QNICHOST_TAIL ".whois-servers.net"
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
country = host = qnichost = NULL;
flags = use_qnichost = 0;
- while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "aAbc:fgh:iIklmp:Qr")) != -1) {
+ while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "aAbc:fgh:iIklmp:PQr")) != -1) {
switch (ch) {
case 'a':
host = ANICHOST;
@@ -163,6 +164,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
case 'p':
port = optarg;
break;
+ case 'P':
+ host = PDBHOST;
+ break;
case 'Q':
flags |= WHOIS_QUICK;
break;
@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ static void
usage(void)
{
fprintf(stderr,
- "usage: whois [-aAbfgiIklmQr] [-c country-code | -h hostname] "
+ "usage: whois [-aAbfgiIklmPQr] [-c country-code | -h hostname] "
"[-p port] name ...\n");
exit(EX_USAGE);
}
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