How to Find Domain Names with whois_check.sh
The idea to write a shell script is often the result of having to do repeated tasks. Imagine having to check hundreds of domain names by typing "whois domain.com" each time. It would take much longer than writing a simple script. Using whois to Check for Available Domain Names Suppose you want to find a good domain name, but you want to see if all of the domain suffixes are available? For example, you want a good .com domain, but you also want the .net, and .org. Not only that, but you might want to use blogspot.com, or wordpress.com for your blog. You can always check a domain availability by using the whois command, e.g. $ whois google.com Obviously, google.com is not available, so whois will display information about the company that registered the domain name. If the domain is not taken, then whois will usually return "No match", or "NOT FOUND". You have to keep trying a domain name until you find one that is available. This can be time-consumi...