Using RIPE's "-B" flag with the whois command

Question

When using RIPE web DB search system, you can add the "-B" flag to list hidden attributes of an object.

I'm trying to find a way of adding the "-B" flag somewhere within the following command:

> whois -h whois.ripe.net ASXXXXX

However, the whois program itself returns that it's not a valid flag.

I've tried echoing it in via stdin with no joy.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '11 at 22:46

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I'm a big fan of GNU jwhois. It supports RIPE extensions and has many other options and is configurable beyond belief. You could use this command for your request:

jwhois -h whois.ripe.net -- -B ASXXX

answered Jan 13 '11 at 22:46

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The "--" option appears to work for BSD's whois command too :) – Squeeb Jan 16 '11 at 17:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 13 '11 at 09:37

-B is specific to RIPE so not supported in the generic client. Fortunately the whois protocol is exceptionally simple. This means you can telnet to port 43 on whois.ripe.net and type in the following:

-B ASXXXXXX

This will give you the output you're looking for.

Using RIPE's "-B" flag with the whois command

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