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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/whois/whois.1')
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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 index a9ed50a..a154f4a 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 @@ -59,18 +59,10 @@ and .Qq Li whois.nic. Ns Va TLD and if neither host exists it falls back to its default server. .Pp -If an IP address is specified, the whois server will default to +If an IP address or AS number is specified, +the whois server will default to the American Registry for Internet Numbers .Pq Tn ARIN . -If a query to -.Tn ARIN -references -.Tn APNIC , AfriNIC , LACNIC , -or -.Tn RIPE , -that server will be queried also, provided that the -.Fl Q -option is not specified. .Pp If .Nm @@ -164,18 +156,42 @@ 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 +Do a quick lookup; .Nm -will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoritative whois -server (if one is listed). -This option has no effect when combined with any other options. +will not attempt to follow referrals to other whois servers. +This is the default if a server is explicitly specified +using one of the other options. +See also the +.Fl R +option. .It Fl r Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens .Pq Tn RIPE database. It contains network numbers and domain contact information for Europe. +.It Fl R +Do a recursive lookup; +.Nm +will attempt to follow referrals to other whois servers. +This is the default if no server is explicitly specified. +See also the +.Fl Q +option. +.It Fl S +By default, if the whois server is +.Pa whois.verisign-grs.com +(or a CNAME alias pointing at that name) +then +.Nm +will query for +.Dl domain Ar name +The +.Fl S +option suppresses this behaviour, +allowing you to make a loose-matching query, +or query for host objects using the syntax +.Dl nameserver Ar name .El .Pp The operands specified to |
