NAME

whois - query whois databases

SYNOPSIS

whois [ -a server ] [ -n ] host

DESCRIPTION

Whois queries whois servers to find owner information for domain names and network addresses. By default, it looks for referrals to other whois database servers and queries the next server in the chain if it finds one.

-a

Specify a different server to start the query. (Default: tcp!whois.iana.org!43 )

-n

Do not attempt to follow referrals.

EXAMPLE

To query for the owner of a domain and then an IP address, using a specific server while ignoring referrals to other servers:

whois inferno-os.org
whois -a whois.ripe.net -n 148.251.6.120
    

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/whois.b

SEE ALSO

RFC3912