GEOIPLOOKUP(1)

NAME
geoiplookup - look up country using IP Address or hostname

SYNOPSIS
geoiplookup [-lv] <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 -l 80.60.233.195

will find the Country that 80.60.233.195 originates from, in long format:

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

-l  By default, geoiplookup returns the ISO 3166 country code. By specifying this option, geoiplookup prints the long format, namely the full country name.

-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 LLC 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).