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whois(1)
NAME
  whois - Internet username directory service

SYNOPSIS
  whois [-h server] name...

  The whois command looks up user, host, and organization names in the
  Network Information Center (NIC) database.

OPTIONS
  -h server
      Specifies a whois server other than the default server rs.internic.net.

DESCRIPTION
  The name argument can specify the following:

    ·  The name of a registered user

    ·  The name of a registered Internet host

    ·  The name of some other entity recognized by the whois server By
       default, the whois command queries the host rs.internic.net.

  The operands specified  to the whois command are concatenated together
  (separated by white-space) and presented to the whois the server.  The
  default action, unless directed otherwise with a special name is  to do a
  very broad search, looking for matches to name in all types of records and
  most fields (such as name, nicknames, host name, and network address) in
  the database.	 For more information as to what name operands have special
  meaning, and how to guide the search, use the special name help.

EXAMPLES
  To display the NIC database entry for the organization osf.org, enter:

       whois osf.org
       Open Software Foundation (OSF-DOM)
       11 Cambridge Center
       Cambridge, MAS 02142

       Domain Name:  OSF.ORG
       .
       .
       .

SEE ALSO
  DARPA Internet Request for Comment: NICKNAME/WHOIS (RFC 812)

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