Command-line tool

whois

brew/whois

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Lookup tool for domain names and other internet resources whois

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Akaere.whois -e

macOS

brew install whois

Linux

brew install whois

Get information about a domain name

whois example.com

Get information about an IP address

whois 8.8.8.8

Get abuse contact for an IP address

whois -b 8.8.8.8

Browse

• Domains and DNS

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