About
whois queries the public registration databases for domains and network blocks. It prints who holds them and until when. The output comes straight from the registry, unformatted.
Install it
pkg install whois
Run this inside Termux. If the package is already present, pkg will say so and
do nothing.
Commands worth knowing
5 of the invocations you will actually reach for. Tap the copy button to put one on your clipboard.
whois example.com Fetch a domain registration record. You see the registrar, key dates and name servers. whois 192.0.2.1 Query an address to find its network block and the organisation responsible. whois example.co.uk Query a name under another registry. Compare how a different country records its holders. whois example.net Check a second domain. Compare registrars and expiry windows side by side. whois -H example.com Suppress the long legal disclaimer. Leaves only the record, easier on a small screen. Developed by
Marco d'Itri .