source: basicnet/netutils/whois.xml@ 6bd9fbd6

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY whois-download-http "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/whois_&whois-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY whois-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/whois_&whois-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY whois-md5sum        "d05fddf828be83f007ece656e6d9a41f">
  <!ENTITY whois-size          "53 KB">
  <!ENTITY whois-buildsize     "556 KB">
  <!ENTITY whois-time          "0.01 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="whois" xreflabel="Whois-&whois-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="whois.html"?>
<title>Whois-&whois-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="whois">
<primary sortas="a-Whois">Whois</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Whois</application></title>

<para><application>Whois</application> is a client-side application which 
queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular 
domain name.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&whois-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&whois-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &whois-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &whois-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&whois-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&whois-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Whois</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Whois</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make prefix=/usr install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>whois</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="whois-prog">
<term><command>whois</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a client-side application which queries the whois directory 
service for information pertaining to a particular domain name.</para>
<indexterm zone="whois whois-prog">
<primary sortas="b-whois">whois</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>