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 <support@maxmind.com>

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2006 MaxMind, Inc.

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

SEE ALSO¶

geoipupdate(1), nslookup(1).