Not that I mind either way, but did we want to add more "hardcoded"
flags to whois?
On 03/05/13 14:58, Stuart Henderson wrote:
OK?
Index: whois.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1,v
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -p -r1.31 whois.1
--- whois.1 26 Sep 2012 16:12:14 -0000 1.31
+++ whois.1 5 Mar 2013 13:56:54 -0000
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ defaults to the
port listed in
.Pa /etc/services
(port 43).
+.It Fl P
+Use the PeeringDB database.
+It contains details about presence at internet peering points
+for many network operators.
.It Fl Q
Do a quick lookup.
This means that
Index: whois.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.c,v
retrieving revision 1.43
diff -u -p -r1.43 whois.c
--- whois.c 4 Mar 2010 21:37:56 -0000 1.43
+++ whois.c 5 Mar 2013 13:56:54 -0000
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
#define LNICHOST "whois.lacnic.net"
#define AFNICHOST "whois.afrinic.net"
#define BNICHOST "whois.registro.br"
+#define PDBHOST "whois.peeringdb.com"
#define QNICHOST_TAIL ".whois-servers.net"
#define WHOIS_PORT "whois"
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
country = host = NULL;
flags = rval = 0;
- while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "aAc:dgh:ilmp:qQrR")) != -1)
+ while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "aAc:dgh:ilmp:PqQrR")) != -1)
switch (ch) {
case 'a':
host = ANICHOST;
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
break;
case 'p':
port_whois = optarg;
+ break;
+ case 'P':
+ host = PDBHOST;
break;
case 'q':
/* deprecated, now the default */
