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Created February 13, 2009 13:30
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Check if a domain is available to register (uses DNS before WHOIS to be fast) - supports .com,.net,.org,.co.uk - inspired by foca/giles http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/02/simple-bash-domain-availability.html
#!/bin/bash
# domainavailable
# Fast, domain name checker to use from the shell
# Use globs for real fun:
# domainavailable blah{1..3}.{com,net,org,co.uk}
# Inspired by foca / giles:
# http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/02/simple-bash-domain-availability.html
trap 'exit 1' INT TERM EXIT
for d in $@;
do
if host $d | grep "NXDOMAIN" >&/dev/null; then
if whois $d | grep -E "(No match for|NOT FOUND)" >&/dev/null; then
echo "$d AVAILABLE";
else
echo "$d taken";
fi
else
echo "$d taken";
fi
sleep 0.1;
done
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