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-.TH WHOIS 1 ""
-.UC 6
-.SH NAME
-whois \- Internet user name directory service
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.nf
-.ft B
-whois [ \-h hostname ] name ...
-.ft R
-.fi
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Whois
-is used to look up records in the Network Information Center (NIC)
+.\"     @(#)whois.1    6.6 (Berkeley) 4/23/91
+.\"
+.Dt WHOIS 1
+.Dd April 23, 1991
+.Os BSD 4.3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm whois
+.Nd Internet user name directory service
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm whois
+.Op Fl h Ar hostname
+.Ar name ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Whois
+looks up records in the Network Information Center
+.Pq Tn NIC

 database.
 database.

-.PP
+.Pp

 The options are as follows:
 The options are as follows:

-.TP
-\-h
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl h

 Use the specified host instead of the default NIC (nic.ddn.mil).
 Use the specified host instead of the default NIC (nic.ddn.mil).

-.PP
+.El
+.Pp

 The operands specified to
 The operands specified to

-.I whois
+.Nm whois

 are concatenated together (separated by white-space) and presented to
 the
 are concatenated together (separated by white-space) and presented to
 the

-.I whois
+.Nm whois

 server.
 server.

-.PP
+.Pp

 The default action, unless directed otherwise with a special
 The default action, unless directed otherwise with a special

-.IR name ,
+.Ar name ,

 is to do a very broad search, looking for matches to
 is to do a very broad search, looking for matches to

-.I name
+.Ar name

 in all types of records and most fields (name, nicknames, hostname, net
 address, etc.) in the database.
 For more information as to what
 in all types of records and most fields (name, nicknames, hostname, net
 address, etc.) in the database.
 For more information as to what

-.I name
+.Ar name

 operands have special meaning, and how to guide the search, use
 operands have special meaning, and how to guide the search, use

-the special name ``help''.
-.SH SEE ALSO
+the special name
+.Dq Ar help .
+.Sh SEE ALSO

 RFC 812: Nicname/Whois
 RFC 812: Nicname/Whois

+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .