how we use whois tool on Backtrack 5

Whois : It is a tool that is used to collecting information about the target .The target would be any domain . It allows us to access information about our target Ip address or host names,Domain Name System (DNS)  and contact information like address , phone number , email address etc .
    

whois : is built into Linux Operating System and if it is not installed on your Linux then use apt-get install   command as shown in the below image -

When whois is installed use this service by opening it into a terminal and enter the following command :-

Syntax : whois <target_domain>
Example: whois amity.edu
Here whois :   It is the command    .
   amity.edu : Its is the domain name .

Here whois output shown below -

•  You can see when we give whois command certain information reflect on the screen regarding the amity.edu domain .
• Above image shows Administrative Contacts .
• Technical contacts - Address ,Phone number ,Pincode,E-mail address .
• Name Servers
• Domain record . 

This is how we use whois tool on Backtrack 5 

Enjoy!