WHOIS(1)WHOIS(1)NAMEwhois - DARPA Internet user name directory service
SYNOPSISwhois name
DESCRIPTIONwhois 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
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 will match anything from that point, e.g.
``ZU..." will match ZUL, ZUM, etc.
To have the ENTIRE membership list of a group or organization, if you
are asking about a group or org, shown with the record, use an asterisk
character `*' directly preceding the given argument. [CAUTION: If
there are a lot of members this will take a long time!] You may of
course use exclamation point and asterisk, or a period and asterisk
together.
SEE ALSO
RFC 812: Nicname/Whois
4.3 Berkeley Distribution June 6, 1985 WHOIS(1)
