.TH GEOIPLOOKUP 1 "2 Jan 2007"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
geoiplookup - look up country using IP Address or hostname
.SH SYNOPSIS
geoiplookup [-lv] <ipaddress|hostname>
.SH DESCRIPTION
geoiplookup uses the GeoIP library and database to find the Country
that an IP address or hostname originates from.
.PP
For example
.PP
.I geoiplookup -l 80.60.233.195
.PP
will find the Country that 80.60.233.195 originates from, in long format:
.PP
.I Netherlands
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "-f"
Specify a custom path to a single GeoIP datafile.
.IP "-d"
Specify a custom directory containing GeoIP datafile(s).  By default geoiplookup looks in DATADIR
.IP "-l"
By default, geoiplookup returns the ISO 3166 country code.  By specifying this
option, geoiplookup prints the long format, namely the full country name.
.IP "-v"
Lists the GeoIP database date and build number.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by T.J. Mather
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>
.SH 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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
geoipupdate(1), nslookup(1).