> On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Albert E. Whale spewed into the bitstream:
>
> > Where can I find Man Pages (like Whois) which do not exist under Linux
> > or Redhat Linux?
>
> see /usr/doc/fwhois-1.00/README
>
> Where you will find this statement:
Whenever you have some doubt as to what's in a package, do something like
this:
[summer@possum linux]$ rpm -qilf `which whois`
Name : fwhois Relocations: /usr
Version : 1.00 Vendor: Red Hat Software
Release : 11 Build Date: Mon Mar 22
05:36:16 1999Install date: Mon Jul 5 03:23:37 1999 Build Host:
porky.devel.redhat.com
Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM:
fwhois-1.00-11.src.rpm
Size : 8403 License: BSD
Packager : Red Hat Software <http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla/>
Summary : A finger-style whois program.
Description :
The fwhois program is a different style of the whois program. Both
fwhois and whois query Internet whois databases to find information
about system users. Fwhois is smaller and more compact than whois, and
runs in a different manner.
Install fwhois if you or your system's users need a program for querying
whois databases. You may also want to install whois, and then decide for
yourself which program you prefer.
/usr/bin/fwhois
/usr/bin/whois
/usr/doc/fwhois-1.00
/usr/doc/fwhois-1.00/README
[summer@possum linux]$
This would have lead you to the README that Chuck mentioned and saved you
the bother and delay of asking.
Had you not then found the statement, the next logical step is to locate
and inspect the source rpm; if you have RHL on a set of CDs, it should be
there; or you could get the original source.
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