shell script
#!/bin/bash
# Name: Check for domain name availability
# linuxconfig.org
# Please copy, share, redistribute and improve
if [ "$#" == "0" ]; then
echo "You need tu supply at least one argument!"
exit 1
fi
DOMAINS=( '.com' '.co.uk' '.net' '.info' '.mobi' \
'.org' '.tel' '.biz' '.tv' '.cc' '.eu' '.ru' \
'.in' '.it' '.sk' '.com.au' )
ELEMENTS=${#DOMAINS[@]}
while (( "$#" )); do
for (( i=0;i<$ELEMENTS;i++)); do
whois $1${DOMAINS[${i}]} | egrep -q \
'^No match|^NOT FOUND|^Not fo|AVAILABLE|^No Data Fou|has not been regi|No entri'
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "$1${DOMAINS[${i}]} : available"
fi
done
shift
done