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.TH GEOIPLOOKUP6 1 "28 Oct 2008"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
geouplookup6 \- look up country using IP Address or hostname
.SH SYNOPSIS
geouplookup6 [\-d directory] [\-f filename] [\-v] <ipaddress|hostname>
.SH DESCRIPTION
geouplookup6 uses the GeoIP library and database to find the Country
that an IP address or hostname originates from. You must install a database suitable for geoiplookup6. IE: GeoIPv6.dat
.PP
For example:
.PP
.I geouplookup6 2001:4860:0:1001::68
.PP
.I geoiplookup6 ipv6.google.com
.PP
will find the Country that 2001:4860:0:1001::68 originates from, in the following format:
.PP
.I US, United States
.PP
.PP Please notice, that names must resolve to a ipv6 address. For example
.PP geoiplookup6 www.maxmind.com does not work, since there is no ipv6 
.PP DNS entry
.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 geouplookup6 looks in DATADIR
.IP "\-v"
Lists the date and build number for the GeoIP datafile(s).
.SH AUTHOR
Written by T.J. Mather
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2008 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).