version 1.9, 1999/06/05 01:21:25 |
version 1.10, 1999/07/04 11:53:54 |
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.Op Ar user@host ... |
.Op Ar user@host ... |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The |
The |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
utility displays information about the system users. |
utility displays information about the system users. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Options are: |
Options are: |
.Bl -tag -width flag |
.Bl -tag -width flag |
.It Fl s |
.It Fl s |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
displays the user's login name, real name, terminal name and write |
displays the user's login name, real name, terminal name and write |
status (as a ``*'' before the terminal name if write permission is |
status (as a ``*'' before the terminal name if write permission is |
denied), idle time, login time, and either office location and office |
denied), idle time, login time, and either office location and office |
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the |
the |
.Fl l |
.Fl l |
option of |
option of |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
from displaying the contents of the |
from displaying the contents of the |
.Dq Pa .plan |
.Dq Pa .plan |
and |
and |
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.Fl m |
.Fl m |
option is supplied. |
option is supplied. |
All name matching performed by |
All name matching performed by |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
is case insensitive. |
is case insensitive. |
.It Fl M |
.It Fl M |
Enable matching of |
Enable matching of |
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.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
If no options are specified, |
If no options are specified, |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
defaults to the |
defaults to the |
.Fl l |
.Fl l |
style output if operands are provided, otherwise to the |
style output if operands are provided, otherwise to the |
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is not available for them. |
is not available for them. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
If no arguments are specified, |
If no arguments are specified, |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
will print an entry for each user currently logged into the system. |
will print an entry for each user currently logged into the system. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
may be used to look up users on a remote machine. |
may be used to look up users on a remote machine. |
The format is to specify a |
The format is to specify a |
.Ar user |
.Ar user |
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.Xr fingerd 8 |
.Xr fingerd 8 |
.Sh HISTORY |
.Sh HISTORY |
The |
The |
.Nm finger |
.Nm |
command appeared in |
command appeared in |
.Bx 3.0 . |
.Bx 3.0 . |