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authorache <ache@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-09 09:01:38 +0000
committerache <ache@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-09 09:01:38 +0000
commit64b85dd45e0fd10345d52b339fea68d139cadc2a (patch)
tree53810d34a01a9126cb5d7922ad2b60c3ee464b9a /usr.bin
parentd21ff337ef6afcb755ed17f6ff18b87e1aae70b9 (diff)
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Change default to whois.crsnic.net - new Central Shared Registry for domains
Move InterNIC to -i option
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin')
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/whois/whois.115
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/whois/whois.c10
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
index bdb2e3b..a083496 100644
--- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
+++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm whois
-.Op Fl adgprR
+.Op Fl adgiprR
.Op Fl h Ar host
.Ar name ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -68,8 +68,19 @@ contact for subdomains of
.Tn \&.GOV .
.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 p
Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center
.Pq Tn APNIC
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
index d1a0855..5f33246 100644
--- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
+++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
#include <sysexits.h>
#include <unistd.h>
-#define NICHOST "whois.internic.net"
+#define NICHOST "whois.crsnic.net"
+#define INICHOST "whois.internic.net"
#define DNICHOST "whois.nic.mil"
#define GNICHOST "whois.nic.gov"
#define ANICHOST "whois.arin.net"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
#endif
host = NICHOST;
- while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "adgh:prR")) != -1)
+ while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "adgh:iprR")) != -1)
switch((char)ch) {
case 'a':
host = ANICHOST;
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
case 'h':
host = optarg;
break;
+ case 'i':
+ host = INICHOST;
+ break;
case 'p':
host = PNICHOST;
break;
@@ -159,6 +163,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
static void
usage()
{
- fprintf(stderr, "usage: whois [-adgprR] [-h hostname] name ...\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "usage: whois [-adgiprR] [-h hostname] name ...\n");
exit(EX_USAGE);
}
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