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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/whois/whois.1')
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 index a083496..4dd0184 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)whois.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 1, 1999 +.Dd November 17, 1999 .Dt WHOIS 1 .Os BSD 4.3 .Sh NAME @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ .Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm whois -.Op Fl adgiprR +.Op Fl adgimpQrR .Op Fl h Ar host .Ar name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -67,9 +67,18 @@ Use the US non-military federal government database, which contains points of contact for subdomains of .Tn \&.GOV . .It Fl h Ar host -Use the specified host instead of the default NIC -(whois.crsnic.net). +Use the specified host instead of the default variant. Either a host name or an IP address may be specified. +.Pp +By default +.Nm +construct the name of a whois server to use from the top-level domain +.Pq Tn TLD +of the supplied (single) argument, and appending ".whois-servers.net". +This effectively allows a suitable whois server to be selected +automatically for a large number of TLDs. +If no required whois-servers.net subdomain found, fallback +to whois.crsnic.net provided. .It Fl i Use the Network Solutions Registry for Internet Numbers .Pq Tn InterNIC @@ -81,11 +90,22 @@ for most of and .Tn \&.EDU domains. +.It Fl m +Use the Route Arbiter Database +.Pq Tn RADB +database. It contains route policy specifications for a large +number of operators' networks. .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 Q +Do a quick lookup. This means that +.Nm +will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoratative whois +server (if one is listed) nor will it contact InterNic if a lookup +fails. This flag has no effect when combined with any other flag. .It Fl r Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens .Pq Tn RIPE |
