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diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 index 01808ea..fafd1d0 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 @@ -29,28 +29,54 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)whois.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 +.\" From: @(#)whois.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 +.\" $Id$ .\" -.Dd June 6, 1993 +.Dd February 19, 1998 .Dt WHOIS 1 .Os BSD 4.3 .Sh NAME .Nm whois -.Nd Internet user name directory service +.Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm whois -.Op Fl h Ar hostname +.Op Fl adpr +.Op Fl h Ar host .Ar name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Whois -looks up records in the Network Information Center -.Pq Tn NIC -database. +looks up records in the databases maintained by several +Network Information Centers +.Pq Tn NICs . .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Fl h -Use the specified host instead of the default NIC (whois.internic.net). +.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 +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 +.Tn \&.MIL . +.It Fl h Ar host +Use the specified host instead of the default NIC +(whois.internic.net). +Either a host name or an IP address may be specified. +.It Fl p +Use the Asia/Pacific Network Information Center +.Pq Tn APNIC +database. It contains network numbers used in East Asia, Australia, +New Zealand, and the Pacific islands. +.It Fl r +Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens +.Pq Tn RIPE +database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information +for Europe. .El .Pp The operands specified to |
