finger(1)						      General Commands Manual							 finger(1)

NAME

       finger, f - Displays user information

SYNOPSIS

       finger [-bfhilmpqsw] [user...]

       The finger command displays information about the users in the passwd file.

OPTIONS

       Produces  a  briefer  version of long format output.  Suppresses display of header line (the first line that defines the displayed fields).
       Suppresses printing of files in long and brief long formats.  Produces a quick  listing	with  idle  times.   Forces  long  output  format.
       Assumes user specified is an account name, not a given name or surname.	Suppresses printing of files in long and brief long formats.  Pro-
       duces a quick listing, including only login name, terminal name, and login time.  Forces short output format.  Forces narrow, short  format
       listing.

DESCRIPTION

       By default, information for each user on the host is listed. This information includes the login name, terminal name and write status (an *
       (asterisk)) before the terminal name appears (if write permission is denied), and login time.

       The finger command uses a longer output format when you specify a user or a list of users.  You can use account name, given name,  or  sur-
       name  (as  listed  in  /etc/passwd) to specify users.  This multiline format includes the information described previously, as well as full
       name, office number, and phone number (if known); the user's home directory and login shell; idle time; any plan that the user  has  placed
       in  the file in the user's home directory; and the project on which the user is working from the file in the home directory.  (Idle time is
       minutes if it is a single integer, hours and minutes if a : (colon) is present, or days and hours if a d is present.)

       If a host is not specified, the information is for users on the local host; otherwise, the information is for users at the specified  host.
       You can specify a user on a remote host by using the form user@host; if you specify @host alone, the standard format listing is provided on
       the remote system. If a long format printout is to be produced, the -l option is passed to the remote finger daemon.  No other options  are
       honored for remote finger queries.

       The  finger  command displays user information only if the specified host has a fingerd server running or inetd is configured to start fin-
       gerd.  If fingerd is not running, the command returns a "Connection refused" error message.  (For  more	information  on  setting  up  this
       server for your host, see the fingerd(8) daemon reference page.)

       If  you	want  to make information available to other users who run finger on your user ID, you can create the following files in your home
       directory: A file that contains plans.  The file can contain more than one line.  A file that states what project you are currently working
       on.  The file can contain only one line.

       The f command is a supported alias for the finger command.

EXAMPLES

       To  get	information  about  user  frankel  at host1, enter: $ finger frankel@host1 Login name:	frankel 	In real life:  Sam Frankel
       Office:	3D08  ext5555		   Home phone:	555-9982 Directory:  /u/frankel 	     Shell:  /usr/bin/sh Last  login  Thu  Jun	28
       10:37 on tty56 from venus.abc.org No plan.  To get information about user chen at host1, when chen has both a and a file in his home direc-
       tory,  enter:  $  finger  chen@host1  Login  name:   chen		    In	real  life:    A.   B.	 Chen	Office:    3D10    ext5322
       Home  phone:   210-9876	Directory:  /u/chen		    Shell: /usr/bin/sh On since May 16 11:06 on tty3	   1 minute 2 seconds Idle
       Time Project:  aquatic entomology Plan: Complete Phase 1 research by end of second quarter.  Produce draft report by end of year.   To  get
       information about all users logged in to the host host1, enter: $ finger @host1

FILES

       Contains user and accounting information.  Contains user information.  Contains last login times.  Contains a user's plan.  (Optional file)
       Contains one-line description of a user's project assignment.  (Optional file)

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  fingerd(8), hostname(1), inetd(8), rwho(1), users(1)

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