nformation"><a class="header" href="#using-whois-for-gathering-domain-name-and-ip-address-information">Using whois for gathering domain name and IP address information</a></h1>
<p><code>whois</code> is a tool for finding domain name and IP address information which can be used as part of your OSINT gathering because it uses public data sources. You can use it as follows:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash">whois &lt;hostname&gt;
</code></pre>
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