Name
whois — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
whois [options]domain_name
The whois command looks up
the registration of an Internet domain:
➜ whois itunes.com
Domain Name: ITUNES.COM
Name Server: NSERVER.APPLE.COM
Updated Date: 27-apr-2010
Creation Date: 11-aug-1998
Expiration Date: 10-aug-2019
...plus a few screens full of legal disclaimers from the registrar.
Useful options
| Perform the lookup at
the given registrar’s server. For example, |
| Query the given the TCP
port instead of the default, 43 (the |
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