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finger
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About finger
Lists information about the
user.
Syntax
finger [-b] [-f] [-h]
[-i] [-l] [-m] [-p] [-q] [-s] [-w] [username]
| -b |
Suppress printing the user's home directory and shell in a long format printout. |
| -f |
Suppress printing the header that is normally printed in a non-long format printout. |
| -h |
Suppress printing of the .project file in a long format printout. |
| -i |
Force "idle" output format, which is similar to short format except that only the login name,
terminal, login time, and idle time are printed. |
| -l |
Force long output format. |
| -m |
Match arguments only on user name (not first or
last name). |
| -p |
Suppress printing of the .plan file in a long
format printout. |
| -q |
Force quick output format, which is similar to short format except that only the login name,
terminal, and login time are printed. |
| -s |
Force short output format. |
| -w |
Suppress printing the full name in a short format
printout. |
Examples
finger -b -p ch - Would display the following
information about the user ch.
Login name: admin In real life: Computer Hope
On since Feb 11 23:37:16 on pts/7 from domain.computerhope.com
28 seconds Idle Time
Unread mail since Mon Feb 12 00:22:52 2001
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