Hi guys,
today i’ll show to my Linux friends how to whois new gtlds (.shop, .club, .news) by using the Linux CLI.
It’s simple:
You need to edit/create the file /etc/whois.conf and add the following text:
##
# WHOIS servers for new TLDs (http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db)
##
\.academy$ whois.donuts.co
\.actor$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.agency$ whois.donuts.co
\.bar$ whois.nic.bar
\.bargains$ whois.donuts.co
\.berlin$ whois.nic.berlin
\.best$ whois.nic.best
\.bid$ whois.nic.bid
\.bike$ whois.donuts.co
\.blue$ whois.afilias.net
\.boutique$ whois.donuts.co
\.build$ whois.nic.build
\.builders$ whois.donuts.co
\.buzz$ whois.nic.buzz
\.cab$ whois.donuts.co
\.camera$ whois.donuts.co
\.camp$ whois.donuts.co
\.cards$ whois.donuts.co
\.careers$ whois.donuts.co
\.catering$ whois.donuts.co
\.center$ whois.donuts.co
\.ceo$ whois.nic.ceo
\.cheap$ whois.donuts.co
\.christmas$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.cleaning$ whois.donuts.co
\.clothing$ whois.donuts.co
\.club$ whois.nic.club
\.codes$ whois.donuts.co
\.coffee$ whois.donuts.co
\.cologne$ whois-fe1.pdt.cologne.tango.knipp.de
\.community$ whois.donuts.co
\.company$ whois.donuts.co
\.computer$ whois.donuts.co
\.construction$ whois.donuts.co
\.contractors$ whois.donuts.co
\.cool$ whois.donuts.co
\.cruises$ whois.donuts.co
\.dance$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.dating$ whois.donuts.co
\.democrat$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.diamonds$ whois.donuts.co
\.directory$ whois.donuts.co
\.domains$ whois.donuts.co
\.education$ whois.donuts.co
\.email$ whois.donuts.co
\.enterprises$ whois.donuts.co
\.equipment$ whois.donuts.co
\.estate$ whois.donuts.co
\.events$ whois.donuts.co
\.expert$ whois.donuts.co
\.exposed$ whois.donuts.co
\.farm$ whois.donuts.co
\.fish$ whois.donuts.co
\.flights$ whois.donuts.co
\.florist$ whois.donuts.co
\.foundation$ whois.donuts.co
\.futbol$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.gallery$ whois.donuts.co
\.gift$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.glass$ whois.donuts.co
\.graphics$ whois.donuts.co
\.guitars$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.guru$ whois.donuts.co
\.holdings$ whois.donuts.co
\.holiday$ whois.donuts.co
\.house$ whois.donuts.co
\.immobilien$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.industries$ whois.donuts.co
\.institute$ whois.donuts.co
\.international$ whois.donuts.co
\.jetzt$ whois.nic.jetzt
\.jobs$ jobswhois.verisign-grs.com
\.kaufen$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.kim$ whois.afilias.net
\.kitchen$ whois.donuts.co
\.kiwi$ whois.dot-kiwi.com
\.koeln$ whois-fe1.pdt.koeln.tango.knipp.de
\.kred$ whois.nic.kred
\.land$ whois.donuts.co
\.lighting$ whois.donuts.co
\.limo$ whois.donuts.co
\.link$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.london$ whois-lon.mm-registry.com
\.luxury$ whois.nic.luxury
\.management$ whois.donuts.co
\.mango$ whois.mango.coreregistry.net
\.marketing$ whois.donuts.co
\.menu$ whois.nic.menu
\.moda$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.monash$ whois.nic.monash
\.nagoya$ whois.gmoregistry.net
\.ninja$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.nyc$ whois.nic.nyc
\.okinawa$ whois.gmoregistry.ne
\.partners$ whois.donuts.co
\.parts$ whois.donuts.co
\.photo$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.photography$ whois.donuts.co
\.photos$ whois.donuts.co
\.pics$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.pink$ whois.afilias.net
\.plumbing$ whois.donuts.co
\.productions$ whois.donuts.co
\.properties$ whois.donuts.co
\.pub$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.qpon$ whois.nic.qpon
\.recipes$ whois.donuts.co
\.red$ whois.nic.red
\.rentals$ whois.donuts.co
\.repair$ whois.donuts.co
\.report$ whois.donuts.co
\.reviews$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.rich$ whois.afilias-srs.net
\.ruhr$ whois.nic.ruhr
\.sexy$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.shiksha$ whois.nic.shiksha
\.shoes$ whois.donuts.co
\.singles$ whois.donuts.co
\.social$ whois.unitedtld.com
\.sohu$ whois.gtld.knet.cn
\.solar$ whois.donuts.co
\.solutions$ whois.donuts.co
\.supplies$ whois.donuts.co
\.supply$ whois.donuts.co
\.support$ whois.donuts.co
\.systems$ whois.donuts.co
\.tattoo$ whois.uniregistry.net
\.technology$ whois.donuts.co
\.tienda$ whois.donuts.co
\.tips$ whois.donuts.co
\.today$ whois.donuts.co
\.tokyo$ whois.nic.tokyo
\.tools$ whois.donuts.co
\.trade$ whois.nic.trade
\.training$ whois.donuts.co
\.uno$ whois.nic.uno
\.vacations$ whois.donuts.co
\.ventures$ whois.donuts.co
\.viajes$ whois.donuts.co
\.villas$ whois.donuts.co
\.vision$ whois.donuts.co
\.vote$ whois.afilias.net
\.voting$ whois.nic.voting
\.voto$ whois.afilias.net
\.voyage$ whois.donuts.co
\.wang$ whois.gtld.knet.cn
\.watch$ whois.donuts.co
\.webcam$ whois.nic.webcam
\.wed$ whois.nic.wed
\.wien$ whois.nic.wien
\.wiki$ whois.nic.wiki
\.works$ whois.donuts.co
\.xn--3bst00m$ whois.gtld.knet.cn
\.xn--3ds443g$ whois.afilias-srs.net
\.xn--55qw42g$ whois.conac.cn
\.xn--55qx5d$ whois.ngtld.cn
\.xn--6frz82g$ whois.afilias.net
\.xn--6qq986b3xl$ whois.gtld.knet.cn
\.xn--80asehdb$ whois.online.rs.corenic.net
\.xn--80aswg$ whois.site.rs.corenic.net
\.xn--c1avg$ whois.publicinterestregistry.net
\.xn--cg4bki$ whois.kr
\.xn--d1acj3b$ whois.nic.xn--d1acj3b
\.xn--fiq228c5hs$ whois.afilias-srs.net
\.xn--fiq64b$ whois.gtld.knet.cn
\.xn--i1b6b1a6a2e$ whois.publicinterestregistry.net
\.xn--io0a7i$ whois.ngtld.cn
\.xn--mgbab2bd$ whois.bazaar.coreregistry.net
\.xn--ngbc5azd$ whois.nic.xn--ngbc5azd
\.xn--nqv7f$ whois.publicinterestregistry.net
\.xn--nqv7fs00ema$ whois.publicinterestregistry.net
\.xn--q9jyb4c$ domain-registry-whois.l.google.com
\.xn--rhqv96g$ whois.nic.xn--rhqv96g
\.xn--unup4y$ whois.donuts.co
\.xn--zfr164b$ whois.conac.cn
\.xyz$ whois.nic.xyz
\.zone$ whois.donuts.co
Save and Quit.
Game over! now you can check every time your brand new TLD with whois from linux CLI!
Enjoy!