whois

 

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 User Commands                                            whois(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      whois - Internet user name directory service
 


SYNOPSIS
      whois [ -h host ]  identifier
 


DESCRIPTION
      whois searches for an Internet directory entry for an  iden-
      tifier  which is either a name (such as ``Smith'') or a han-
      dle (such as ``SRI-NIC''). To force a name-only search, pre-
      cede  the name with a period; to force a handle-only search,
      precede the handle with an exclamation point.
 
      To search for a group or  organization  entry,  precede  the
      argument with * (an asterisk). The entire membership list of
      the group will be displayed with the record.
 
      You may of course use an exclamation point and asterisk,  or
      a period and asterisk together.
 
 EXAMPLES
      Example 1: Using The whois Command
 
      The command:
 
      example% whois Smith
      looks for the name or handle SMITH.
 
      The command:
 
      example% whois !SRI-NIC
      looks for the handle SRI-NIC only.
 
      The command:
 
      example% whois .Smith, John
      looks for the name JOHN SMITH only.
 
      Adding ... to the name or handle argument  will  match  any-
      thing  from that point; that is, ZU ... will match ZUL, ZUM,
      and so on.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
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 User Commands                                            whois(1)
 
 
 


SEE ALSO
      attributes(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 14 Sep 1992                    2
 
 
 

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