geoip-lookup - lookup country for IP address or hostname
geoip-lookup [-l] <ipaddress|hostname>
The geoip-lookup program will return the country for the IP address or hostname given as the first command line argument. It queries the GeoIP Country database in /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat.
/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat
By default it prints the ISO 3166 country code. Use the -l option to print the country name.
-l
Lookup up country for IP address 24.24.24.24
# geoip-lookup 24.24.24.24 United States
T.J. Mather <tjmather@maxmind.com>
To install Geo::IP::PurePerl, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Geo::IP::PurePerl
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Geo::IP::PurePerl
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.