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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/whois/whois.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/whois/whois.1 | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 index 9700d2a4e3c..40f5dae5ffd 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.8 1999/11/15 01:46:41 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: whois.1,v 1.9 1999/11/15 19:40:59 millert Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: whois.1,v 1.5 1995/08/31 21:51:32 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1990, 1993 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ .Nd Internet domain name and network number directory service .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm whois -.Op Fl adgiprR +.Op Fl adgipqQrR .Op Fl h Ar host .Ar name Op Ar ... .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -109,7 +109,14 @@ automatically for a large number of TLDs, ie. all of the following will whois -q nic.fr whois -q demon.co.uk .Ed +This option is now the default. .Pp +.It Fl Q +Do a quick lookup. This means that +.Nm +will not attempt to lookup the name in the authoratative whois +server (if one is listed) nor will it contact InterNic if a lookup +fails. This flag has no effect when combined with any other flag. .It Fl r Use the R\(aaeseaux IP Europ\(aaeens .Pq Tn RIPE |