WHOIS commands cheat sheet

Getting information on domain name

whois anyplanet.org

Getting data to an IP address

whois 8.8.8.8

Getting data about some specific WHOIS server set up by an ICANN

whois -h whois.verisign-grs.com google.com

Getting Information about a domain name from a specific registrar

whois -h whois.iana.org com