whois(1) — bsd

WHOIS(1)                             BSD                              WHOIS(1)



NAME
     whois - DARPA Internet username directory service

SYNOPSIS
     whois name

DESCRIPTION
     Entering the command whois help produces a helpful message similar to the
     following:

     Please enter a name or a handle ("ident") such as "Smith" or "SRI-NIC".
     Starting with a period forces a name-only search; starting with an
     exclamation point forces handle-only.  Examples:
          Smith               [looks for name or handle SMITH    ]
          !SRI-NIC            [looks for handle SRI-NIC only     ]
          .Smith, John        [looks for name JOHN SMITH only    ]
     Adding "..." to the argument matches anything from that point, e.g.
     "ZU..." matches ZUL, ZUM, etc.

     To have the entire membership list of a group or organization, shown with
     the record, use an asterisk (*) directly preceding the given argument.
     You can, of course, use an exclamation point and asterisk, or a period
     and asterisk together.
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