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Shell script for domain searching binges

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Takes input from stdin, so you can keep typing in domains to see if they're available. Requires `whois` to be installed.

Just paste it into your terminal, and start typing in domains (e.g. `google.com` and hit enter) and it will tell you if the domain is available or not.

Tested with .com, .net, .org, .ca, you're welcome to write a more robust version!

# Example

$ while read i; do echo -n "$i is "; ( whois $i | grep -F "$(echo -e 'No match\nNOT FOUND\n AVAIL')" -q && echo 'AVAILABLE! :D' || echo 'taken :(');
ohhai.net
ohhai.net is taken :(
omgbbqponies.com
omgbbqponies.com is AVAILABLE! :D

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  1. #!/bin/bash
  2. while read i; do 
  3.     echo -n "$i is "; 
  4.     whois $i  | grep -F "$(echo -e 'No match\nNOT FOUND\n  AVAIL')" -q && echo 'AVAILABLE! :D' || echo 'taken :('; 
  5. done

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