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GEOIPLOOKUP(1)                                 General Commands Manual                                 GEOIPLOOKUP(1)



NAME
       geoiplookup - look up country using IP Address or hostname

SYNOPSIS
       geoiplookup [-d directory] [-f filename] [-v] <ipaddress|hostname>

DESCRIPTION
       geoiplookup  uses the GeoIP library and database to find the Country that an IP address or hostname originates
       from.

       For example

       geoiplookup 80.60.233.195

       will find the Country that 80.60.233.195 originates from, in the following format:

       NL, Netherlands

OPTIONS
       -f     Specify a custom path to a single GeoIP datafile.

       -d     Specify  a  custom  directory  containing  GeoIP  datafile(s).   By  default   geoiplookup   looks   in
              /usr/share/GeoIP

       -v     Lists the date and build number for the GeoIP datafile(s).

AUTHOR
       Written by T.J. Mather

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2006 MaxMind, Inc.

       This  is  free  software;  see  the  source  for  copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       geoipupdate(1), nslookup(1).



4th Berkeley Distribution                             2 Jan 2007                                       GEOIPLOOKUP(1)