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   Name 
     whois - DARPA Internet user name directory service 
 
   Syntax 
     whois [ -h _s_e_r_v_e_r_n_a_m_e ] _n_a_m_e 
 
   Description 
     The _w_h_o_i_s command allows you to look up people, hosts, and organizations 
     in the database kept by the Network Information Center (NIC) at SRI 
     International.  The _n_a_m_e can be the last name of a registered user, or 
     the name of a registered Internet host, or other things recognized by 
     the whois server. Not all users, and only a few Internet hosts, are 
     registered with the NIC.  If the _n_a_m_e argument contains white space or 
     other special characters, you must surround it with double quote (") 
     marks to prevent its interpretation by the shell. 
 
     The WHOIS server at the NIC will provide more information on doing com- 
     plex searches if you do 
 
          whois "?" 
 
     (note the quotes around the question mark), or even more information if 
     you do 
 
          whois help 
 
 
   Options 
 
     -h _s_e_r_v_e_r_n_a_m_e  Specifies the whois server on a host other than the 
                    default (NIC.DDN.MIL). 
 
   Examples 
 
          whois cerf 
          whois dec.com 
          whois -h ns.nic.ddn.mil knuth 
          whois smith 
 
     Note that the last example, at least, will match many records (and may 
     take fairly long to complete).  The whois server at the NIC will 
     automatically provide information on how to single out one record. 
     Remember to put quotes around strings that contain `!' characters. 
 
   See Also 
     RFC 812:  Nicname/Whois 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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