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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/inferno/man1/whois.1 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
build: Better Build System
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diff --git a/static/inferno/man1/whois.1 b/static/inferno/man1/whois.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfaefe88 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/inferno/man1/whois.1 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.TH WHOIS 1 +.SH NAME +whois \- query whois databases +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B whois +[ +.B -a +.I server +] +[ +.B -n +] +.I host +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I 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. + +.TP +.B -a +Specify a different server to start the query. (Default: +.I tcp!whois.iana.org!43 +) +.TP +.B -n +Do not attempt to follow referrals. +.SH EXAMPLE +To query for the owner of a domain and then an IP address, using a +specific server while ignoring referrals to other servers: +.IP +.EX +whois inferno-os.org +whois -a whois.ripe.net -n 148.251.6.120 +.EE +.SH SOURCE +.B /appl/cmd/whois.b +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR RFC3912 |