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title: "whois"
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category: "Networking and remote access"
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tagline: "Look up who owns a domain name or IP address."
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source: "pacman"
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package: "whois"
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command: "whois"
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code: "https://github.com/rfc1036/whois"
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---
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## What it is
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whois queries the public registration databases for domain names and IP addresses. It finds the right server for the domain or network on its own and shows the registrar, the dates a domain was registered and expires, its name servers, and the organization behind an IP range.
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```
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whois example.com
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```
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## Why it's here
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- **Domain details.** Check when a domain expires or which registrar holds it.
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- **IP ownership.** Find which network or provider an address belongs to.
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## On CoreDesktop
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whois is installed from pacman. Type `whois` in a terminal. `update` keeps it current along with the rest of the pacman packages.
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