1  whois
SYNOPSIS

     whois [-h server-name] name [...]

   To invoke the command, specify the following:

   $ whois :== $SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$WHOIS.EXE


2  FLAGS
   -h server-name

   Specifies a whois server other than the default server
   rs.internic.net.

   name

   The name parameter represents the user ID, host name, network
   address, or nickname on which to perform a directory search.
   When you follow the name with the optional three periods (...),
   the whois command performs a wildcard search for any name that
   matches the string preceding the three periods.

   The name argument can specify any of the following.

   o  The name of the registered user.

   o  The name of a registered Internet host.

   o  The name of some other entity recognized by the whois
      server. By default, the whois command queries the host
      rs.internic.net.

      The parameters specified to the whois command are concatenated
      together (separated by white space) and presented to the whois
      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.


2  DESCRIPTION
   Looks up user, host, and organization names in the Network
   Information Center (NIC) database.


2  EXAMPLES
   The following example shows how to use the whois command to
   display information about osf.org:

   $ whois osf.org

   Open Software Foundation (OSF-DOM)
   11 Cambridge Center
   Cambridge, MA  02142

   Domain Name:  OSF.ORG