---
name: "irquery"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "irquery"
version: "0.4.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/irquery"
---

# irquery(1)

manipulate entries in IP Registry

## NAME

irquery - manipulate entries in IP Registry

## SYNOPSIS

**iron** \[-options value\] \[...\]\
 **iroff** \[-options value\] \[...\]\
 **irfind** \[-options value\] \[...\]\
 **irquery** \[-options value\] \[...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the IP Registry client by Webworks Pte Ltd.\
 URL: http://www.ddns.org

**iron** updates the IP Registry when a client comes online.\
 **iroff** updates the IP Registry when a client goes offline.\
 **iroff** searches the IP Registry for online clients.\
 **irquery** allows interactive exchanges between IP Registry and client.

**iron** , **iroff** , **irfind** are all links to **irquery** , which uses scripts to automate the batch commands.

### OPTIONS

When **irquery** is invoked with arguments, the following options are recognized:

- *-conf*

  Sets configuration file to **value** instead of compiled-in default

- *-daemon*

  Runs in a loop every **value** minutes in the background\
   Used together with TIMEOUT

- *-debug*

  Sets DEBUG level to **value**\
   0 - Least Details (Default); 3 - Most Details

- *-dhttp*

  Overrides DHTTP so that www.host.ddns.org points to host.ddns.org\
   0 - No Override (Default); 1 - Override

- *-dmf*

  Overrides DMF so that MX entries are host.ddns.org\
   0 - No Override (Default); 1 - Override

- *-email*

  Sets the EMAIL address to **value**

- *-host*

  Set the IP Registry HOST to **value**

- *-id*

  Sets alternate id to **value**\
   1 (Default)

- *-ip*

  Sets the IP to **value** for updates\
   **AUTO** is recommended

- *-list*

  Adds **value** to the LIST of email addresses to search (Only takes effect for **irfind** )

- *-pass*

  Set the PASSWORD to **value**

- *-port*

  Adds **value** as PORT to connect to

- *-server*

  Adds **value** as SERVER to connect to

- *-script*

  Runs the given SCRIPT **value** before going into interactive mode

- *-tmpfile*

  Sets the temporary file to **value**

- *-version*

  Retrieves the server version info

- *-xpass*

  Set the PASSWORD to **value**\
   This takes precedence over "-pass" and transmits an excrypted password