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NAME

6       geoiplookup - look up country using IP Address or hostname
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SYNOPSIS

9       geoiplookup [-lv] <ipaddress|hostname>
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DESCRIPTION

12       geoiplookup  uses  the  GeoIP  library and database to find the Country
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19       will find the Country that 80.60.233.195 originates from, in long  for‐
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OPTIONS

25       -f     Specify a custom path to a single GeoIP datafile.
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27       -d     Specify  a  custom  directory  containing GeoIP datafile(s).  By
28              default geoiplookup looks in /usr/share/GeoIP
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30       -l     By default, geoiplookup returns the ISO 3166 country  code.   By
31              specifying  this  option,  geoiplookup  prints  the long format,
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AUTHOR

37       Written by T.J. Mather
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REPORTING BUGS

40       Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>
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43       Copyright © 2006 MaxMind LLC
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45       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
46       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
47       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

50       geoipupdate(1), nslookup(1).
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