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whois - Internet username directory service
whois [-h server] name...
The
whois
command looks up user, host, and organization
names in the Network Information Center (NIC) database.
Specifies a
whois
server other than the
default server
rs.internic.net.
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.
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 . . .
DARPA Internet Request for Comment: NICKNAME/WHOIS (RFC 812)